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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 29-03-2024 and time 00:10:04 (UTC) in region 3 km S Montefalcone di Val Fortore (BN)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 3 km S Montefalcone di Val Fortore (BN), on

  • 29-03-2024 00:10:04 (UTC)
  • 29-03-2024 01:10:04 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.2990, 15.0020 at 17 km depth.

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

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
Montefalcone di Val Fortore BN 3 1525 1525
Ginestra degli Schiavoni BN 4 476 2001
Foiano di Val Fortore BN 7 1410 3411
Castelfranco in Miscano BN 7 916 4327
Casalbore AV 7 1800 6127
San Giorgio La Molara BN 8 2994 9121
Molinara BN 8 1618 10739
Buonalbergo BN 9 1730 12469
San Marco dei Cavoti BN 10 3371 15840
Baselice BN 11 2397 18237
Roseto Valfortore FG 11 1074 19311
Montecalvo Irpino AV 12 3725 23036
Pago Veiano BN 12 2406 25442
San Bartolomeo in Galdo BN 13 4867 30309
Faeto FG 14 627 30936
Reino BN 15 1210 32146
Greci AV 15 691 32837
Sant'Arcangelo Trimonte BN 15 573 33410
Celle di San Vito FG 15 166 33576
Colle Sannita BN 16 2431 36007
Savignano Irpino AV 17 1140 37147
Castelvetere in Val Fortore BN 17 1240 38387
Pietrelcina BN 17 3114 41501
Paduli BN 17 3978 45479
Circello BN 17 2388 47867
Pesco Sannita BN 17 1972 49839
Castelluccio Valmaggiore FG 18 1318 51157
Ariano Irpino AV 18 22700 73857
Alberona FG 18 985 74842
Fragneto l'Abate BN 19 1049 75891
Biccari FG 20 2800 78691
Castelpagano BN 20 1483 80174

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km NE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
46 Km NE of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
49 Km W of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
54 Km SW of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
61 Km E of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
71 Km NE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
72 Km N of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
73 Km NE of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
74 Km NE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
76 Km W of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
76 Km NE of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
77 Km N of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
77 Km NE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
78 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
79 Km NE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
80 Km NE of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
81 Km NE of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
81 Km NE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Manfredonia (57279 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
100 Km NW 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2024-03-29
00:10:04		 41.2988 15.0015 17 2024-03-29
00:22:57		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126265351
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-29 00:10:04 ± 0.13
Latitude 41.2988 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.0015 ± 0.0096
Depth (km) 17 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 126265351

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 778
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 107
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 109
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 780.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 88
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 15
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.61154
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126265351
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-29 00:22:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:12:04.66 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.48 0
IV.BRSN.HNZ. 2024-03-29T00:11:48.02 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 4.09 0
IV.IVPL.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:11:23.12 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.35 0
GE.MATE.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:48.10 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.06 0
IV.ATFO.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:48.20 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.81 0
IV.SRES.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:44.27 3.0 negative manual Pg 5.86 0
IV.CERT.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:34.25 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.86 0
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:21.80 3.0 positive manual P 1.21 0
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:21.42 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.APRC.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:16.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 41 67.8765 96 0.31 86
IV.BIOG.HNZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:15.62 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IV.OT05.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:14.76 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:13.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 188 19.7691 121 0.29 48
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:13.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 342 24.9528 113 -0.28 48
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:12.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 309 43.623 101 -0.22 70
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:12.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 13 46.3203 100 -0.29 69
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:12.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 242 17.9709 124 -0.32 70
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:12.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 157 44.9217 100 -0.44 88
IV.MOCO.HNZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:11.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 59 15.2736 130 -0.17 74
OT.OT11.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:11.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 36.6411 104 -0.34 92
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:11.66 0.1 negative manual P 147 35.8419 104 0 98
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:10.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 342 24.9528 113 0.26 94
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:10.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 294 26.9508 111 0.16 72
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:09.07 0.1 positive manual P 242 17.9709 124 -0.04 100
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:09.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 188 19.7691 121 0.32 95
IV.MOCO.HNZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:09.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 59 15.2736 130 0.51 90
IV.BIOG.HNZ. 2024-03-29T00:10:09.81 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PSB1.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00014176365000000002 0.34 AML other m 2024-03-29T00:10:15.33
IV.PSB1.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00021929145 4.28 AML other m 2024-03-29T00:10:14.35
IV.MRB1.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0005708515000000001 0.42 AML other m 2024-03-29T00:10:16.65
IV.MRB1.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00076132385 0.62 AML other m 2024-03-29T00:10:16.95
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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