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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 23-10-2016 and time 19:08:47 (UTC) in region 1 km W Sant'Angelo a Fasanella (SA)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 1 km W Sant'Angelo a Fasanella (SA), on

  • 23-10-2016 19:08:47 (UTC)
  • 23-10-2016 21:08:47 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.4610, 15.3340 at 19 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Sant'Angelo a Fasanella SA 1 635 635
Ottati SA 2 618 1253
Corleto Monforte SA 5 592 1845
Bellosguardo SA 5 794 2639
Roscigno SA 7 817 3456
Aquara SA 7 1545 5001
Petina SA 9 1159 6160
Castelcivita SA 9 1739 7899
Sacco SA 9 492 8391
Castel San Lorenzo SA 10 2471 10862
San Rufo SA 11 1754 12616
Sicignano degli Alburni SA 11 3519 16135
Felitto SA 12 1283 17418
Controne SA 12 875 18293
Roccadaspide SA 12 7209 25502
Sant'Arsenio SA 13 2815 28317
San Pietro al Tanagro SA 13 1695 30012
Auletta SA 13 2336 32348
Valle dell'Angelo SA 13 248 32596
Pertosa SA 13 690 33286
Piaggine SA 14 1311 34597
Laurino SA 14 1548 36145
Postiglione SA 14 2151 38296
Polla SA 15 5279 43575
Magliano Vetere SA 15 695 44270
Monteforte Cilento SA 16 564 44834
Campora SA 18 439 45273
Stio SA 18 872 46145
Salvitelle SA 18 560 46705
Altavilla Silentina SA 18 7051 53756
Caggiano SA 18 2765 56521
Serre SA 18 3995 60516
Albanella SA 19 6513 67029
Atena Lucana SA 19 2336 69365
Buccino SA 19 5047 74412
Teggiano SA 20 7976 82388

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
45 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
54 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
59 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
68 Km SE of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
77 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
88 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
97 Km SE of Acerra (59573 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 		ML 1.5 2016-10-23
19:08:47		 40.4612 15.3343 19 2017-04-04
11:33:30		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 43368251
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2016-10-23
19:08:47		 40.5043 15.3852 9 2016-10-23
19:13:41		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 30486761
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-10-23 19:08:47 ± 0.19
Latitude 40.4612 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.3343 ± 0.0118
Depth (km) 19 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 43368251

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 917
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 769
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 229
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 920.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 133
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.49283
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 30486761
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-10-23 19:13:41

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 43368251
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-04-04 11:33:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LRP.HHZ. 2016-10-23T19:09:41.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 4.33 0
TV.AG11.EHZ. 2016-10-23T19:09:04.14 0.1 undecidable manual S 105 54.1014 101 -0.16 90
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2016-10-23T19:09:04.19 0.1 undecidable manual S 124 54.7008 101 -0.27 88
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2016-10-23T19:09:04.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 348 52.6029 101 0.63 59
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2016-10-23T19:09:01.75 0.1 undecidable manual S 111 42.3243 105 0.52 83
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2016-10-23T19:09:00.79 0.1 undecidable manual S 153 40.4262 106 0.05 93
IV.MTSN.HHN. 2016-10-23T19:09:00.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 121 41.3253 105 -0.01 47
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2016-10-23T19:08:59.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 22 35.2425 109 0.4 66
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2016-10-23T19:08:59.68 0.1 undecidable manual S 339 38.3283 107 -0.52 84
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2016-10-23T19:08:57.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 348 52.6029 101 0.54 81
TV.AG11.EHZ. 2016-10-23T19:08:56.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 105 54.1014 101 -0.4 86
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2016-10-23T19:08:56.79 0.1 undecidable manual P 124 54.7008 101 -0.37 86
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2016-10-23T19:08:55.41 0.1 undecidable manual S 189 16.0728 133 0.44 90
IV.MTSN.HHN. 2016-10-23T19:08:55.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 121 41.3253 105 -0.09 93
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2016-10-23T19:08:55.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 111 42.3243 105 -0.25 90
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2016-10-23T19:08:54.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 153 40.4262 106 -0.15 93
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2016-10-23T19:08:54.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 22 35.2425 109 -0.07 94
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2016-10-23T19:08:54.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 339 38.3283 107 -0.36 88
IV.CDRU.HHE. 2016-10-23T19:08:53.03 0.3 undecidable manual S 322 3.996 166 -0.27 70
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2016-10-23T19:08:52.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 189 16.0728 133 0.43 90
IV.CDRU.HHE. 2016-10-23T19:08:50.77 0.1 positive manual P 322 3.996 166 0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
TV.AG11.EHN. ML:1.5 0.000063 0.42 AML other m 2016-10-23T19:09:06.68
TV.AG11.EHE. ML:1.6 0.00009300000000000002 0.42 AML other m 2016-10-23T19:09:33.63
IV.CMPR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00047299999999999995 0.1 AML other m 2016-10-23T19:08:55.58
IV.CMPR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0003745 0.28 AML other m 2016-10-23T19:08:55.58
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000078 0.3 AML other m 2016-10-23T19:09:04.28
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006984999999999999 0.52 AML other m 2016-10-23T19:09:04.12
IV.MCRV.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00011649999999999999 0.56 AML other m 2016-10-23T19:09:03.64
IV.MCRV.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008374999999999999 0.16 AML other m 2016-10-23T19:09:04.12
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000064 1.76 AML other m 2016-10-23T19:09:01.08
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00007630000000000001 0.86 AML other m 2016-10-23T19:09:03.19
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00008885 0.22 AML other m 2016-10-23T19:09:01.39
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00007500000000000001 0.32 AML other m 2016-10-23T19:09:01.81
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00009535 0.26 AML other m 2016-10-23T19:09:04.39
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00009154999999999999 1 AML other m 2016-10-23T19:09:04.97
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