Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 27-02-2021 and time 01:41:56 (Italy) in region 3 km E Morcone (BN)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Morcone (BN), on

  • 27-02-2021 00:41:56 (UTC)
  • 27-02-2021 01:41:56 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.3400, 14.6970 at 10 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.

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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
Morcone BN 3 4932 4932
Sassinoro BN 5 618 5550
Pontelandolfo BN 6 2167 7717
Santa Croce del Sannio BN 6 927 8644
Campolattaro BN 6 1072 9716
Casalduni BN 9 1378 11094
Circello BN 10 2388 13482
Sepino CB 10 1964 15446
San Lupo BN 10 801 16247
San Lorenzo Maggiore BN 12 2154 18401
Castelpagano BN 12 1483 19884
Reino BN 12 1210 21094
Fragneto Monforte BN 12 1840 22934
Colle Sannita BN 12 2431 25365
Fragneto l'Abate BN 12 1049 26414
Guardia Sanframondi BN 12 5078 31492
Pietraroja BN 12 545 32037
Cerreto Sannita BN 13 3940 35977
Cercepiccola CB 14 681 36658
Cercemaggiore CB 14 3777 40435
San Giuliano del Sannio CB 14 1029 41464
Ponte BN 14 2580 44044
San Lorenzello BN 15 2227 46271
Pesco Sannita BN 15 1972 48243
Cusano Mutri BN 16 4091 52334
San Marco dei Cavoti BN 16 3371 55705
Paupisi BN 16 1633 57338
Guardiaregia CB 17 801 58139
Castelvenere BN 17 2562 60701
Torrecuso BN 17 3407 64108
Pago Veiano BN 18 2406 66514
Molinara BN 19 1618 68132
Vitulano BN 19 2944 71076
Telese Terme BN 19 7486 78562
Gildone CB 19 809 79371
Faicchio BN 19 3634 83005
Vinchiaturo CB 20 3324 86329
Mirabello Sannitico CB 20 2180 88509
San Giorgio La Molara BN 20 2994 91503

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km N of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
42 Km NE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
48 Km N of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
52 Km NE of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
57 Km NE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
58 Km NE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
59 Km NE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
62 Km NE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
65 Km NE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
67 Km NE of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
67 Km N of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
67 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
69 Km SW of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
71 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
72 Km W of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Battipaglia (50786 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 1.3 2021-02-27
00:41:56		 41.3398 14.6972 11 2021-07-12
16:55:02		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 88184781
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2021-02-27
00:41:56		 41.3223 14.7792 11 2021-02-27
00:46:01		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87522801
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-02-27 00:41:56 ± 0.08
Latitude 41.3398 ± 0.0054
Longitude 14.6972 ± 0.0060
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 88184781

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 537
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 520
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 193
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 540.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 96
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05756
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.48743
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 88184781
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-16 10:06:36

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87522801
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-27 00:46:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2021-02-27T00:42:13.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 41 54.1014 50 0.65 41
IV.MIDA.HNZ. 2021-02-27T00:42:12.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 312 49.8168 50 0.05 48
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2021-02-27T00:42:09.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 282 39.4272 50 -0.24 47
IV.SGG.HHN. 2021-02-27T00:42:06.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 281 26.9508 50 0.3 47
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2021-02-27T00:42:05.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 41 54.1014 50 -0.37 67
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2021-02-27T00:42:05.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 339 24.4533 50 0.27 48
IV.MIDA.HNZ. 2021-02-27T00:42:05.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 312 49.8168 50 -0.09 71
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2021-02-27T00:42:04.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 198 18.2706 120 0.39 47
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2021-02-27T00:42:04.07 0.6 undecidable manual P 282 39.4272 50 0.18 48
IV.PSB1.HNE. 2021-02-27T00:42:03.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 144 15.9729 123 0.51 46
IV.CIGN.HHN. 2021-02-27T00:42:03.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 26 38.9277 50 0.12 48
IV.PTRJ.HNN. 2021-02-27T00:42:02.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 281 14.2746 126 0.36 48
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2021-02-27T00:42:02.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 137 33.0447 50 -0.21 72
IV.SGG.HHN. 2021-02-27T00:42:01.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 281 26.9508 50 -0.09 50
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2021-02-27T00:42:01.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 339 24.4533 50 -0.06 75
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2021-02-27T00:42:00.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 6 6.3936 149 0.22 50
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2021-02-27T00:42:00.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 198 18.2706 120 -0.12 75
IV.PTRJ.HNN. 2021-02-27T00:41:59.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 281 14.2746 126 -0.4 71
IV.PSB1.HNE. 2021-02-27T00:41:59.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 144 15.9729 123 -0.2 74
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2021-02-27T00:41:58.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 6 6.3936 149 -0.22 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SACR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0004555 0.26 AML other m 2021-02-27T00:42:02.25
IV.SACR.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000454 0.26 AML other m 2021-02-27T00:42:02.25
IV.SACR.HNN. ML:1.3 0.000311 0.26 AML other m 2021-02-27T00:42:03.05
IV.SACR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000306 0.26 AML other m 2021-02-27T00:42:03.05
IV.VITU.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00020750000000000003 0.62 AML other m 2021-02-27T00:42:06.23
IV.VITU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000282 1.68 AML other m 2021-02-27T00:42:07.96
IV.BSSO.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00003906499999999999 1 AML other m 2021-02-27T00:42:12.14
IV.BSSO.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00004825 0.86 AML other m 2021-02-27T00:42:15.94
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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