Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 15-12-2023 and time 18:12:22 (Italy) in region 1 km W Oratino (CB)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 1 km W Oratino (CB), on

  • 15-12-2023 17:12:22 (UTC)
  • 15-12-2023 18:12:22 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.5910, 14.5700 at 26 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Oratino CB 1 1641 1641
Castropignano CB 3 947 2588
Casalciprano CB 4 564 3152
Busso CB 4 1273 4425
Torella del Sannio CB 7 795 5220
Baranello CB 7 2673 7893
Molise CB 8 167 8060
Ripalimosani CB 8 3114 11174
Sant'Elena Sannita IS 8 275 11449
Campobasso CB 8 49431 60880
Spinete CB 9 1320 62200
Fossalto CB 9 1345 63545
Colle d'Anchise CB 10 807 64352
Frosolone IS 10 3170 67522
Limosano CB 11 768 68290
Montagano CB 11 1086 69376
Ferrazzano CB 11 3344 72720
Vinchiaturo CB 11 3324 76044
Pietracupa CB 11 215 76259
Sant'Angelo Limosano CB 12 352 76611
Duronia CB 12 405 77016
Mirabello Sannitico CB 12 2180 79196
Matrice CB 12 1115 80311
San Biase CB 14 189 80500
Macchiagodena IS 14 1854 82354
Bojano CB 14 8058 90412
San Giovanni in Galdo CB 15 580 90992
Campodipietra CB 15 2570 93562
Petrella Tifernina CB 15 1170 94732
Bagnoli del Trigno IS 16 735 95467
San Polo Matese CB 16 470 95937
San Giuliano del Sannio CB 16 1029 96966
Civitanova del Sannio IS 16 945 97911
Toro CB 17 1391 99302
Cantalupo nel Sannio IS 17 739 100041
Campochiaro CB 17 646 100687
Cercepiccola CB 17 681 101368
Gildone CB 17 809 102177
Santa Maria del Molise IS 17 665 102842
San Massimo CB 17 855 103697
Campolieto CB 17 839 104536
Guardiaregia CB 17 801 105337
Chiauci IS 18 233 105570
Salcito CB 18 683 106253
Castellino del Biferno CB 18 545 106798
Lucito CB 19 696 107494
Castelpetroso IS 19 1680 109174
Cercemaggiore CB 19 3777 112951

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
54 Km NW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
61 Km NE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
68 Km W of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
77 Km N of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
80 Km N of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
87 Km N of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
89 Km N of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
91 Km SE of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
91 Km N of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
94 Km N of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2023-12-15
17:12:22
41.5913 14.5697 26 2023-12-15
17:23:59
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124046981
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-15 17:12:22 ± 0.64
Latitude 41.5913 ± 0.0108
Longitude 14.5697 ± 0.0325
Depth (km) 26 ± 5 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124046981

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2700
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 397
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 262
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 157
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04856
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.24911
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124046981
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-15 17:23:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2023-12-15T17:12:33.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 152 24.2535 131 0.52 67
IV.PTRJ.HNE. 2023-12-15T17:12:33.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 188 25.4523 130 -0.31 46
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2023-12-15T17:12:33.69 1.0 undecidable manual S 282 26.751 128 -0.12 24
IV.TRIV.HHZ. 2023-12-15T17:12:32.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 19.4694 138 0.29 47
IV.PTRJ.HNE. 2023-12-15T17:12:29.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 188 25.4523 130 0.05 99
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2023-12-15T17:12:29.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 282 26.751 128 0.32 70
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2023-12-15T17:12:29.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 152 24.2535 131 0.24 71
IV.SGG.HNN. 2023-12-15T17:12:29.17 0.6 undecidable manual P 215 27.6501 127 -0.06 49
IV.TRIV.HHZ. 2023-12-15T17:12:28.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 355 19.4694 138 -0.04 100
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2023-12-15T17:12:26.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 158 5.3946 167 -0.86 80
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.BSSO.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00041549999999999996 0.24 AML other m 2023-12-15T17:12:29.89
IV.BSSO.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0004195 1.12 AML other m 2023-12-15T17:12:30.26
IV.TRIV.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001428777 0.448 AML other m 2023-12-15T17:12:32.91
IV.TRIV.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00016482605000000001 3.0208 AML other m 2023-12-15T17:12:32.61
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