Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 30-05-1996 and time 22:58:37 (UTC) in region 1 km SW Somma Vesuviana (NA)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 1 km SW Somma Vesuviana (NA), on

  • 30-05-1996 22:58:37 (UTC)
  • 31-05-1996 00:58:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8580, 14.4350 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
Somma Vesuviana NA 1 35233 35233
Sant'Anastasia NA 3 27671 62904
Ottaviano NA 4 23860 86764
Pollena Trocchia NA 5 13562 100326
Massa di Somma NA 5 5444 105770
San Sebastiano al Vesuvio NA 6 9196 114966
Cercola NA 6 18267 133233
Pomigliano d'Arco NA 7 39922 173155
San Giuseppe Vesuviano NA 7 30657 203812
Castello di Cisterna NA 7 7869 211681
Brusciano NA 7 16466 228147
Portici NA 8 55274 283421
Terzigno NA 8 18968 302389
Marigliano NA 8 30157 332546
Mariglianella NA 8 7787 340333
Volla NA 8 23755 364088
Scisciano NA 8 5994 370082
San Gennaro Vesuviano NA 8 11966 382048
San Vitaliano NA 8 6461 388509
Saviano NA 9 15982 404491
San Giorgio a Cremano NA 9 45557 450048
Ercolano NA 9 53709 503757
Boscotrecase NA 9 10363 514120
Casalnuovo di Napoli NA 10 49855 563975
Torre del Greco NA 10 86275 650250
Boscoreale NA 10 28072 678322
Trecase NA 10 9097 687419
Palma Campania NA 10 15978 703397
Nola NA 11 34431 737828
Torre Annunziata NA 11 42789 780617
Poggiomarino NA 11 21976 802593
Acerra NA 11 59573 862166
San Paolo Bel Sito NA 11 3513 865679
Cimitile NA 12 7280 872959
Carbonara di Nola NA 12 2429 875388
Liveri NA 12 1607 876995
Afragola NA 13 65057 942052
Striano NA 13 8397 950449
Casamarciano NA 13 3289 953738
Domicella AV 13 1862 955600
Casoria NA 13 77642 1033242
Pompei NA 13 25358 1058600
Marzano di Nola AV 13 1727 1060327
Camposano NA 13 5333 1065660
Casavatore NA 14 18661 1084321
Scafati SA 14 50787 1135108
Comiziano NA 14 1814 1136922
Visciano NA 15 4454 1141376
Pago del Vallo di Lauro AV 15 1830 1143206
Cicciano NA 15 12906 1156112
Arzano NA 15 34886 1190998
Cardito NA 15 22755 1213753
Tufino NA 16 3776 1217529
Napoli NA 16 974074 2191603
Caivano NA 16 37879 2229482
San Valentino Torio SA 16 10947 2240429
San Marzano sul Sarno SA 16 10442 2250871
Sarno SA 16 31529 2282400
Crispano NA 16 12354 2294754
Santa Maria la Carità NA 17 11722 2306476
Frattamaggiore NA 17 30329 2336805
Roccarainola NA 17 7082 2343887
Lauro AV 17 3509 2347396
Angri SA 17 34002 2381398
Grumo Nevano NA 17 18061 2399459
Taurano AV 17 1546 2401005
Frattaminore NA 18 16208 2417213
Sperone AV 18 3706 2420919
San Felice a Cancello CE 18 17568 2438487
Casandrino NA 18 14336 2452823
Sant'Antonio Abate NA 18 19743 2472566
Quindici AV 18 1938 2474504
Avella AV 18 7890 2482394
Orta di Atella CE 18 27191 2509585
Castellammare di Stabia NA 19 66466 2576051
Melito di Napoli NA 19 37826 2613877
Baiano AV 19 4718 2618595
Sant'Antimo NA 19 33905 2652500
Sant'Arpino CE 19 14307 2666807
Santa Maria a Vico CE 19 14022 2680829
Moschiano AV 19 1673 2682502
Sirignano AV 19 2933 2685435
Lettere NA 19 6188 2691623
Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino SA 19 8909 2700532
Arienzo CE 19 5365 2705897
Succivo CE 19 8457 2714354
Casola di Napoli NA 20 3898 2718252
Mugnano del Cardinale AV 20 5373 2723625
Quadrelle AV 20 1865 2725490
Gragnano NA 20 29136 2754626
Corbara SA 20 2545 2757171

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
8 Km NE of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
9 Km NE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
10 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
11 Km SE of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
13 Km SE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
13 Km E of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
14 Km NW of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
16 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
19 Km N of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
21 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
21 Km E of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
23 Km SE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
26 Km SE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
29 Km NW of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
29 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
31 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
34 Km NW of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
42 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
54 Km NW of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.4 1996-05-30
22:58:37
40.858 14.435 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 246769
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1996-05-30 22:58:37 ± 0.474
Latitude 40.8580 ± 0.0263
Longitude 14.4350 ± 0.0323
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 246769

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) 3987.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 201
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.6
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00397
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00996
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 246769
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 20:53:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.MGR.Z. 1996-05-30T22:59:15.73 10.0 undecidable manual SN 130 1.11 0.07 0.7
--.MU9.Z. 1996-05-30T22:59:06.38 10.0 undecidable manual SG 96 0.7992 0.41 0.6
--.SGO.Z. 1996-05-30T22:59:02.30 10.0 undecidable manual SG 114 0.7215 -1.44 0.2
--.MGR.Z. 1996-05-30T22:59:00.98 10.0 undecidable manual PN 130 1.11 1.52 0.4
--.SDI.Z. 1996-05-30T22:58:57.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 331 0.9657 0.09 1.7
--.PSB1.Z. 1996-05-30T22:58:55.73 10.0 undecidable manual SG 38 0.4551 0.72 0.4
--.CI9.Z. 1996-05-30T22:58:54.61 10.0 undecidable manual SG 89 0.444 0.14 0.8
--.MU9.Z. 1996-05-30T22:58:54.56 10.0 undecidable manual PG 96 0.7992 0.7 1.4
--.SGO.Z. 1996-05-30T22:58:51.55 10.0 undecidable manual PG 114 0.7215 -0.87 1
--.PSB1.Z. 1996-05-30T22:58:47.13 10.0 undecidable manual PG 38 0.4551 -0.4 1.8
--.CI9.Z. 1996-05-30T22:58:46.83 10.0 undecidable manual PG 89 0.444 -0.39 1.9
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