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Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.0 on date 19-09-1997 and time 13:15:43 (Italy) in region 3 km SW Campochiaro (CB)

A magnitude Md 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Campochiaro (CB), on

  • 19-09-1997 11:15:43 (UTC)
  • 19-09-1997 13:15:43 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.4270, 14.4810 at 10 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
Campochiaro CB 3 646 646
San Polo Matese CB 4 470 1116
Guardiaregia CB 5 801 1917
Bojano CB 6 8058 9975
San Massimo CB 9 855 10830
Colle d'Anchise CB 10 807 11637
Cusano Mutri BN 10 4091 15728
San Gregorio Matese CE 10 988 16716
Pietraroja BN 11 545 17261
Castello del Matese CE 11 1494 18755
Vinchiaturo CB 12 3324 22079
Sepino CB 12 1964 24043
Piedimonte Matese CE 12 11297 35340
San Potito Sannitico CE 12 1925 37265
Cantalupo nel Sannio IS 13 739 38004
Baranello CB 13 2673 40677
Spinete CB 13 1320 41997
Roccamandolfi IS 13 938 42935
San Giuliano del Sannio CB 14 1029 43964
Gioia Sannitica CE 14 3638 47602
Busso CB 16 1273 48875
Cercepiccola CB 16 681 49556
Macchiagodena IS 16 1854 51410
Sassinoro BN 16 618 52028
Alife CE 16 7616 59644
Faicchio BN 16 3634 63278
Santa Maria del Molise IS 17 665 63943
Sant'Elena Sannita IS 17 275 64218
Cerreto Sannita BN 17 3940 68158
San Lorenzello BN 17 2227 70385
Casalciprano CB 18 564 70949
Morcone BN 18 4932 75881
Castelpetroso IS 19 1680 77561
Valle Agricola CE 19 890 78451
Mirabello Sannitico CB 19 2180 80631
Castelpizzuto IS 19 155 80786
Letino CE 19 712 81498
Frosolone IS 20 3170 84668
Sant'Angelo d'Alife CE 20 2270 86938
Ferrazzano CB 20 3344 90282
Oratino CB 20 1641 91923

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
41 Km NE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
42 Km NW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
54 Km N of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
55 Km NE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
58 Km N of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
60 Km N of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
60 Km NE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
63 Km NW of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
68 Km N of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
68 Km N of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
72 Km N of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
72 Km NE of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
76 Km N of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
80 Km W of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
81 Km N of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
83 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
86 Km N of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
89 Km W of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
100 Km NW of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2.0 1997-09-19
11:15:43		 41.427 14.481 10 2013-07-15
08:40:51		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 278119
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1997-09-19 11:15:43 ± 0.191
Latitude 41.4270 ± 0.0095
Longitude 14.4810 ± 0.0239
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 278119

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) 2253.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 146
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00081
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00283
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

Md:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 278119
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 21:22:43
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.PSB1.Z. 1997-09-19T11:15:55.20 10.0 undecidable manual SG 129 0.3108 -0.53 0.4
--.CPI2.Z. 1997-09-19T11:15:52.64 10.0 undecidable manual SG 322 0.1998 0.79 0.3
--.PSB1.Z. 1997-09-19T11:15:51.17 10.0 undecidable manual PG 129 0.3108 0.62 0.8
--.MAB1.Z. 1997-09-19T11:15:51.30 10.0 undecidable manual SG 176 0.1665 0.25 0.8
--.BAI2.Z. 1997-09-19T11:15:48.99 10.0 undecidable manual SG 33 0.0888 0.47 0.6
--.MAB1.Z. 1997-09-19T11:15:47.34 10.0 undecidable manual PG 176 0.1665 -0.35 1.9
--.CPI2.Z. 1997-09-19T11:15:47.90 10.0 undecidable manual PG 322 0.1998 -0.41 1.7
--.BAI2.Z. 1997-09-19T11:15:45.89 10.0 undecidable manual PG 33 0.0888 -0.5 1.5
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