Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.5 on date 20-10-1996 and time 21:54:40 (Italy) in region 4 km SW Montereale (AQ)

A magnitude Md 2.5 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SW Montereale (AQ), on

  • 20-10-1996 19:54:40 (UTC)
  • 20-10-1996 21:54:40 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.5020, 13.2050 at 4 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Montereale AQ 4 2581 2581
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 5 1369 3950
Borbona RI 6 617 4567
Capitignano AQ 8 665 5232
Barete AQ 8 737 5969
Posta RI 9 694 6663
Pizzoli AQ 10 4326 10989
Micigliano RI 13 127 11116
Cittareale RI 14 482 11598
Antrodoco RI 14 2588 14186
Campotosto AQ 15 542 14728
Scoppito AQ 15 3727 18455
Amatrice RI 16 2657 21112
Borgo Velino RI 16 972 22084
Castel Sant'Angelo RI 19 1308 23392

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
45 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
46 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
65 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
78 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
81 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
83 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
95 Km SE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Velletri (53303 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.5 1996-10-20
19:54:40
42.502 13.205 4 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 255039
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1996-10-20 19:54:40 ± 0.354
Latitude 42.5020 ± 0.0174
Longitude 13.2050 ± 0.0324
Depth (km) 4 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 255039

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3280.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 146
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00186
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01101
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

Md:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 255039
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 21:01:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.FB9.Z. 1996-10-20T19:55:21.35 10.0 undecidable manual SN 345 1.221 -0.15 0.6
--.ARV.Z. 1996-10-20T19:55:16.23 10.0 undecidable manual SG 349 1.0101 0.45 0.6
--.SDI.Z. 1996-10-20T19:55:12.63 10.0 undecidable manual SG 150 0.9102 0.16 0.8
--.FB9.Z. 1996-10-20T19:55:04.35 10.0 undecidable manual PN 345 1.221 0.31 1.5
--.ASS.Z. 1996-10-20T19:55:04.60 10.0 undecidable manual SG 324 0.6882 -1.34 0.2
--.ARV.Z. 1996-10-20T19:55:01.63 10.0 undecidable manual PG 349 1.0101 0.91 0.8
--.SDI.Z. 1996-10-20T19:54:59.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 150 0.9102 0.23 1.9
--.PQ9.Z. 1996-10-20T19:54:58.47 10.0 undecidable manual SG 163 0.4995 -0.85 0.4
--.MNS.Z. 1996-10-20T19:54:57.75 10.0 undecidable manual SG 253 0.3996 1.94 0
--.ASS.Z. 1996-10-20T19:54:54.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 324 0.6882 -0.72 1.4
--.PQ9.Z. 1996-10-20T19:54:51.62 10.0 undecidable manual PG 163 0.4995 0.38 1.9
--.AQU.Z. 1996-10-20T19:54:48.43 10.0 undecidable manual SG 135 0.2109 0.13 0.9
--.MNS.Z. 1996-10-20T19:54:48.35 10.0 undecidable manual PG 253 0.3996 -0.85 1.1
--.AQU.Z. 1996-10-20T19:54:44.49 10.0 undecidable manual PG 135 0.2109 -0.38 1.9
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