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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 19-03-2020 and time 20:24:16 (Italy) in region 2 km NE Ceppaloni (BN)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Ceppaloni (BN), on

  • 19-03-2020 19:24:16 (UTC)
  • 19-03-2020 20:24:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.0600, 14.7770 at 11 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
Ceppaloni BN 2 3415 3415
San Leucio del Sannio BN 2 3106 6521
Chianche AV 2 475 6996
Sant'Angelo a Cupolo BN 3 4325 11321
Petruro Irpino AV 4 349 11670
Torrioni AV 4 549 12219
Arpaise BN 4 761 12980
San Nicola Manfredi BN 4 3722 16702
San Martino Sannita BN 5 1230 17932
Altavilla Irpina AV 6 4196 22128
San Giorgio del Sannio BN 7 10022 32150
Roccabascerana AV 7 2354 34504
Tufo AV 7 889 35393
San Nazzaro BN 7 884 36277
Apollosa BN 7 2658 38935
Montefusco AV 7 1338 40273
Santa Paolina AV 7 1256 41529
Calvi BN 8 2682 44211
Benevento BN 8 60091 104302
Pannarano BN 8 2130 106432
Pietrastornina AV 8 1553 107985
Prata di Principato Ultra AV 10 2944 110929
Grottolella AV 10 1869 112798
Sant'Angelo a Scala AV 10 730 113528
Pietradefusi AV 10 2348 115876
San Martino Valle Caudina AV 10 4884 120760
Pratola Serra AV 10 3764 124524
Castelpoto BN 11 1254 125778
Montefredane AV 11 2297 128075
Montesarchio BN 11 13500 141575
Capriglia Irpina AV 12 2398 143973
Venticano AV 12 2537 146510
Montemiletto AV 12 5313 151823
Torre Le Nocelle AV 12 1324 153147
Summonte AV 12 1583 154730
Bonea BN 13 1448 156178
Campoli del Monte Taburno BN 14 1546 157724
Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo AV 14 2145 159869
Montefalcione AV 14 3359 163228
Cervinara AV 14 9658 172886
Foglianise BN 14 3385 176271
Tocco Caudio BN 14 1508 177779
Manocalzati AV 15 3160 180939
Apice BN 15 5686 186625
Cautano BN 15 2044 188669
Paduli BN 15 3978 192647
Rotondi AV 15 3591 196238
Candida AV 16 1147 197385
Mercogliano AV 16 12267 209652
Avellino AV 16 54857 264509
Torrecuso BN 16 3407 267916
Taurasi AV 16 2377 270293
Pietrelcina BN 17 3114 273407
Atripalda AV 17 11020 284427
Vitulano BN 17 2944 287371
San Potito Ultra AV 17 1558 288929
Lapio AV 17 1572 290501
Paolisi BN 17 2072 292573
Parolise AV 17 663 293236
Quadrelle AV 17 1865 295101
Bucciano BN 17 2100 297201
Mugnano del Cardinale AV 17 5373 302574
Sirignano AV 18 2933 305507
Paupisi BN 18 1633 307140
Baiano AV 18 4718 311858
Airola BN 18 8195 320053
Mirabella Eclano AV 18 7684 327737
Sant'Arcangelo Trimonte BN 18 573 328310
Avella AV 18 7890 336200
Salza Irpina AV 18 772 336972
Chiusano di San Domenico AV 18 2277 339249
Sorbo Serpico AV 18 583 339832
Ponte BN 19 2580 342412
Cesinali AV 19 2584 344996
Sperone AV 19 3706 348702
Arpaia BN 19 1992 350694
Sant'Angelo all'Esca AV 19 801 351495
Aiello del Sabato AV 19 3958 355453
Moiano BN 19 4094 359547
Monteforte Irpino AV 20 11467 371014
Bonito AV 20 2448 373462
Pesco Sannita BN 20 1972 375434
Luogosano AV 20 1187 376621
San Mango sul Calore AV 20 1185 377806
Santo Stefano del Sole AV 20 2208 380014

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
8 Km S of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
16 Km N of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
36 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
37 Km E of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
40 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
41 Km NE of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
42 Km E of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
42 Km N of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
44 Km NE of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
44 Km E of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
46 Km NE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
46 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
48 Km NE of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
49 Km E of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
50 Km E of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
50 Km NE of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
52 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
53 Km NW of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
97 Km W of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
98 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.7 2020-03-19
19:24:16		 41.0602 14.7768 11 2020-07-18
21:08:29		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77695121
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2020-03-19
19:24:16		 41.0687 14.7783 15 2020-03-19
19:41:16		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77384801
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-19 19:24:16 ± 0.08
Latitude 41.0602 ± 0.0036
Longitude 14.7768 ± 0.0048
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 77695121

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 437
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 80
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 218
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 440.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 49
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 54
Number of defining phases 54
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06925
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.18351
Number of stations at which the event was observed 33
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 33
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 43
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77695121
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-02 10:20:52

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 50
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77384801
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-19 19:41:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:38.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 314 131.3685 50 -0.01 61
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:38.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 119 68.5758 50 0.42 42
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:34.87 1.0 undecidable manual S 344 55.9995 50 0.54 21
IV.GATE.HNN. 2020-03-19T19:24:33.42 1.0 undecidable manual S 12 51.5151 50 0.31 22
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:33.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 318 49.1175 50 0.72 39
IV.PIGN.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:33.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 287 52.2033 50 0.51 42
OT.OT05.EHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:33.26 0.6 undecidable manual P 46 95.6376 50 0.19 42
IV.VVDG.HHE. 2020-03-19T19:24:30.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 230 38.628 50 0.46 44
IV.VBKN.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:30.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 229 38.7279 50 0.87 56
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:30.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 22 77.367 50 0.22 43
IV.VTIR.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:30.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 226 40.8258 50 -0.14 47
IX.NSC3.HHZ.02 2020-03-19T19:24:29.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 129 37.4292 50 -0.14 71
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:29.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 112 39.1275 50 -0.43 44
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:28.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 351 37.8288 50 -0.49 66
IX.RSF3.HNE.02 2020-03-19T19:24:28.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 108 35.0427 50 -0.03 49
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:28.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 119 68.5758 50 0 69
IX.MNT3.HHZ.02 2020-03-19T19:24:27.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 142 31.3464 50 -0.05 49
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:27.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 311 59.9955 50 -0.19 67
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:26.79 0.1 negative manual P 344 55.9995 50 -0.18 91
IV.GATE.HNN. 2020-03-19T19:24:26.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 12 51.5151 50 0.69 59
IV.MTMR.EHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:25.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 24.5532 50 -0.15 48
IV.PIGN.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:25.94 0.6 undecidable manual P 287 52.2033 50 -0.44 43
IV.OVO.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:25.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 231 41.0256 50 0.68 41
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:25.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 318 49.1175 50 -0.87 55
IV.VCRE.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:24.51 0.6 undecidable manual P 227 39.4272 50 0.1 48
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:24.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 67 17.4714 50 0.78 41
IX.LGS3.HNZ.01 2020-03-19T19:24:24.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 114 19.6692 50 -0.06 74
IV.BIOG.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:24.05 1.0 undecidable manual P 62 33.5442 50 0.55 22
IV.CRTO.HHE. 2020-03-19T19:24:24.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 228 39.8268 50 0.52 43
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:24.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 351 37.8288 50 -0.13 95
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:24.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 9 18.3705 50 0.27 48
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:24.37 0.3 undecidable manual S 260 17.7711 50 0.24 72
IV.VBKN.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:24.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 229 38.7279 50 0.24 69
IV.PTRJ.HNN. 2020-03-19T19:24:24.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 329 39.5271 50 -0.4 45
IV.VVDG.HHE. 2020-03-19T19:24:24.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 230 38.628 50 0.22 93
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:24.17 0.1 negative manual P 112 39.1275 50 -0.2 93
IV.VTIR.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:24.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 226 40.8258 50 0.03 96
IX.SSB3.HNE.02 2020-03-19T19:24:24.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 87 37.9287 50 0.55 86
IX.NSC3.HHZ.02 2020-03-19T19:24:23.74 0.1 negative manual P 129 37.4292 50 -0.35 91
IX.RSF3.HNE.02 2020-03-19T19:24:23.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 108 35.0427 50 -0.33 68
IV.VPOB.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:23.63 1.0 undecidable manual P 235 40.2264 50 -0.9 18
IT.AVL.HNZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:23.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 177 15.2736 126 -0.17 49
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:23.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 318 18.3705 50 -0.89 39
IX.MNT3.HHZ.02 2020-03-19T19:24:22.76 0.1 negative manual P 142 31.3464 50 -0.41 90
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:21.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 9 18.3705 50 0.17 97
IX.BENI.HNZ.01 2020-03-19T19:24:21.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 357 7.6812 145 0.16 74
IX.LGS3.HNZ.01 2020-03-19T19:24:21.54 0.1 positive manual P 114 19.6692 50 0.17 97
IV.MTMR.EHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:21.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 130 24.5532 50 -0.36 92
IV.NL9.EHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:21.89 0.1 negative manual P 231 24.8529 50 -0.27 94
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:21.40 0.1 positive manual P 67 17.4714 50 0.38 93
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:20.48 0.1 negative manual P 318 18.3705 50 -0.68 84
IT.AVL.HNZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:20.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 177 15.2736 126 0.19 73
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2020-03-19T19:24:20.74 0.1 positive manual P 260 17.7711 50 -0.33 94
IX.BENI.HNZ.01 2020-03-19T19:24:19.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 357 7.6812 145 0.12 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PAOL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0006022677000000001 0.192 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:25.14
IV.PAOL.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0005727332 0.2048 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:25.14
IV.PSB1.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00024786255000000003 0.5888 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:25.31
IV.MRB1.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00045463805 0.3616 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:25.38
IV.MRB1.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0005592924999999999 0.1312 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:25.48
IV.MRB1.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00048363964999999996 0.8064 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:25.49
IV.VITU.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0010598464999999999 0.2816 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:25.75
IV.VITU.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0005044679 0.1664 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:25.64
IV.PSB1.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000196454 0.6144 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:25.35
IV.PSB1.HNN. ML:1.4 0.0002104567 0.6272 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:25.34
IV.PAOL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.001016769 1.744 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:25.05
IV.PAOL.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00096226725 1.744 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:25.06
IV.MTMR.EHN. ML:1.5 0.0001969358 0.2816 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:26.44
IV.MRB1.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0004914074500000001 0.4096 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:26.40
IV.PSB1.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00029290925000000003 0.192 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:26.76
IV.MTMR.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00025375910000000003 0.704 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:26.80
IV.MTMR.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00030041059999999997 0.1792 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:26.99
IV.MTMR.EHE. ML:1.6 0.0002461354 0.1792 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:26.00
IV.VITU.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00101879415 0.2176 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:27.63
IX.MNT3.HNE.01 ML:1.8 0.00030387122 1.0144 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:28.93
IX.MNT3.HHN.02 ML:1.9 0.0003790144 0.5632 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:28.20
IX.MNT3.HHE.02 ML:1.9 0.00035653975 0.2688 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:28.96
IV.SNAL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000099029235 1.2224 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:30.84
IV.VBKN.HHE. ML:2.3 0.00074826295 0.128 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:31.17
IV.VBKN.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0005615919 0.8064 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:31.69
IV.SNAL.HNN. ML:1.4 0.0000931196 0.4096 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:32.02
IV.SNAL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000144562 0.192 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:32.75
IV.SNAL.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00013436210000000002 0.2432 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:32.76
IV.VTIR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00029470945000000003 0.0768 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:34.03
IV.SGG.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00011875830000000001 0.4096 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:34.64
IV.VTIR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00018456374999999999 0.1024 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:34.76
IV.SGG.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00014244355 0.4224 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:35.00
IV.PIGN.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000073060645 0.1536 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:35.04
IV.SGG.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00025148305 0.5632 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:37.16
IV.PIGN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00010880705000000001 1.5392 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:38.94
IV.VAGA.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00008396054499999999 0.4608 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:39.88
IV.BSSO.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00006258892 0.6144 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:40.87
IV.BSSO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000053145935 0.2944 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:41.52
IV.VAGA.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00008365719500000001 0.2688 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:41.85
IV.BSSO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006016428 0.3584 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:42.67
IV.BSSO.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000070756265 0.384 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:42.50
IV.VAGA.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0001591536 1.6928 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:48.04
IV.VAGA.HNN. ML:1.9 0.00015523824999999998 1.6928 AML other m 2020-03-19T19:24:48.04
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