Earthquake with magnitude of ML-MEDNET 5.5 on date 14-10-1997 and time 15:23:09 (UTC) in region 4 km NE Sellano (PG)

A magnitude ML-MEDNET 5.5 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NE Sellano (PG), on

  • 14-10-1997 15:23:09 (UTC)
  • 14-10-1997 17:23:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9070, 12.9690 at 5 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
Sellano PG 4 1079 1079
Preci PG 7 724 1803
Monte Cavallo MC 10 145 1948
Visso MC 10 1107 3055
Cerreto di Spoleto PG 11 1075 4130
Ussita MC 15 444 4574
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 15 281 4855
Norcia PG 16 4957 9812
Pieve Torina MC 17 1458 11270
Vallo di Nera PG 18 364 11634
Fiordimonte MC 18 202 11836
Trevi PG 18 8469 20305
Campello sul Clitunno PG 18 2442 22747
Serravalle di Chienti MC 19 1070 23817
Pievebovigliana MC 20 866 24683

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
22 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
47 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
52 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
71 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity

These maps show the seismic activity in different time intervals, before the seismic event to which they refer. Data reported in the first two maps come from the analysis carried out in real time by the personnel of the INGV Operating Rooms, immediately after each earthquake. The third map shows data from 1985 to the date of the earthquake: the locations are reviewed by the seismological analysts of the INGV Italian Seismic Bulletin (Bollettino Sismico Italiano dell’INGV). The localization parameters (hypocentral coordinates and magnitude) are the best possible estimate with the data available to the INGV, but are constantly updated according to further data that become available. The location and magnitude parameters, subsequently reviewed by seismological analysts, may vary.

Earthquakes of the 3 days preceding this event

Earthquakes of the 3 days preceding this event

This map shows the earthquake epicenters with magnitude ≥ 0.0, localized with data recorded by the National Seismic Network and other collaborative networks both in Italy and in neighboring countries, in the 72 hours preceding this event. The size of the circle indicates the different classes of magnitude. The colors indicate the different time intervals preceding the seismic event. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.
Earthquakes of the 90 days preceding this event

Earthquakes of the 90 days preceding this event

This map shows the earthquake epicenters with magnitude ≥ 2.0, localized with data recorded by the National Seismic Network and other collaborative networks both in Italy and in neighboring countries, in the 90 days preceding this event. The size of the circle indicates the different classes of magnitude. The colors indicate the different time intervals preceding the seismic event. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.
Earthquakes from 1985 to the date of the event

Earthquakes from 1985 to the date of the event

This map shows the earthquake epicenters with magnitude ≥ 3.0, localized with data recorded by the National Seismic Network and other collaborative networks both in Italy and in neighboring countries, from 1985 to the date of this event. The size of the circle indicates the different classes of magnitude. The colors indicate the different time intervals preceding the seismic event. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.
Earthquakes since 1000 AD until 2019

Earthquakes since 1000 AD until 2019

This map shows the epicenters of the historical earthquakes catalogue CPT15 (Catalogo Parametrico dei Terremoti Italiani, 2015 version 3.0, https://doi.org/10.13127/cpti/cpti15.3) since 1000 AD until 2019. The size of the square indicates the different classes of magnitude. For earthquakes with magnitude ≥ 6.0, it is also shown the year of occurrence and the magnitude value. The black and white star is the epicenter of the current earthquake.
Seismic hazard

Seismic hazard maps provide probabilistic estimates of the earthquake ground shaking exceeding a given threshold in a given geographic region within a given time window. Thus, it is not a deterministic prediction - a target that may be never reached given the complexity of the earthquake physical phenomenon - nor of the maximum expected earthquake since this has extremely low probabilities to occur.

In 2004, it was published the seismic hazard map of Italy (http://zonesismiche.mi.ingv.it) that provides a picture of the most hazardous geographic regions. The seismic hazard map of Italy (GdL MPS, 2004; rif. Ordinanza PCM del 28 aprile 2006, n. 3519, All. 1b) provides the 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years of the horizontal acceleration at rock sites (i.e., Vs30>800 m/s; cat. A, 3.2.1 of the D.M. 14.09.2005).

The colours indicate the various values of the ground acceleration that have 10% to be exceeded within 50 years. In general, the colours associated to low values of acceleration refer to areas that are less hazardous and stronger earthquakes repeat less frequently although they may still occur.

Seismic hazard map

Seismic hazard map

This map shows the seismic hazard map of Italy for the region where the earthquake occurred.
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
MLNET 5.5 1997-10-14
15:23:09
42.907 12.969 5 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 298759
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1997-10-14 15:23:09 ± 0.285
Latitude 42.9070 ± 0.0063
Longitude 12.9690 ± 0.0189
Depth (km) 5 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 298759

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) 1688.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 151
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00243
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01206
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitude information

ML:5.5

Field Value
Value 5.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 298759
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 10:37:17
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.SDI.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:35.12 10.0 negative manual PN 152 1.3431 0.64 0.6
--.CSNT.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:34.81 10.0 negative manual PN 295 1.3431 0.36 1.4
--.SFI.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:34.20 10.0 undecidable manual PN 320 1.2876 0.39 0.7
--.AQU.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:32.86 10.0 undecidable manual SG 149 0.6327 0.38 0.3
--.RDP.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:31.42 10.0 undecidable manual PN 189 1.1544 -0.5 0.5
--.ARV.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:31.40 10.0 undecidable manual SG 358 0.5883 0.39 0.3
--.RSM.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:30.76 10.0 undecidable manual PN 339 1.0878 -0.14 1.1
--.RMP.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:30.53 10.0 undecidable manual PN 190 1.11 -0.7 0.3
--.MNS.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:30.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 201 0.555 -0.03 0.5
--.CRE.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:29.45 10.0 undecidable manual PG 314 1.0212 -0.36 0.8
--.PQ9.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:27.51 10.0 undecidable manual PG 159 0.9324 -0.66 0.3
--.FB9.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:25.13 10.0 positive manual PG 349 0.7881 -0.4 1.6
--.AQU.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:22.92 10.0 undecidable manual PG 149 0.6327 0.34 0.9
--.MNS.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:21.10 10.0 positive manual PG 201 0.555 -0.09 2.6
--.ARV.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:21.60 10.0 positive manual PG 358 0.5883 -0.13 2.5
--.ASS.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:19.79 10.0 undecidable manual SG 303 0.2664 -0.11 0.5
--.ASS.Z. 1997-10-14T15:23:15.61 10.0 positive manual PG 303 0.2664 0.29 2
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Fault Plane solutions

Fault Plane solutions

The map reports the fault plane solutions for earthquakes in the region from 1977 to the date of this event. Red moment tensors are determined using the Regional Centroid Moment Tensor technique (RCMT, http://www.bo.ingv.it/RCMT) applied for earthquakes with magnitude larger than 4.5 in the Euro-Mediterranenan area. Occasionally, when a station azimuthal coverage exists RCMTs can be obtained also for earthquakes with magnitude down to 4.0. The gray moment tensors are obtained with the Time Domain Moment Tensor method (TDMT, /tdmt). This technique is applied to earthquakes with magnitude ML greater than 3.2, when it is possible. The size of symbols scales with the calculated moment magnitude Mw.
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