Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 15-10-1997 and time 00:55:01 (Italy) in region 5 km NE Sellano (PG)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NE Sellano (PG), on

  • 14-10-1997 22:55:01 (UTC)
  • 15-10-1997 00:55:01 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9310, 12.9470 at 4 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Sellano PG 5 1079 1079
Monte Cavallo MC 8 145 1224
Preci PG 10 724 1948
Visso MC 12 1107 3055
Cerreto di Spoleto PG 13 1075 4130
Pieve Torina MC 15 1458 5588
Ussita MC 16 444 6032
Serravalle di Chienti MC 16 1070 7102
Fiordimonte MC 17 202 7304
Trevi PG 17 8469 15773
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 17 281 16054
Campello sul Clitunno PG 18 2442 18496
Pievebovigliana MC 19 866 19362
Muccia MC 19 915 20277
Vallo di Nera PG 19 364 20641
Norcia PG 19 4957 25598

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
48 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
49 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
74 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Viterbo (67173 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
ML-VAX 1.8
1997-10-14
22:55:01
42.931 12.947 4 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 299759
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1997-10-14 22:55:01 ± 0.316
Latitude 42.9310 ± 0.0079
Longitude 12.9470 ± 0.0244
Depth (km) 4 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 299759

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) 2169.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 149
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) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00227
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01238
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 299759
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 21:41:44

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 299759
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.FB9.Z. 1997-10-14T22:55:30.27 10.0 undecidable manual SG 350 0.7659 0.52 0.4
--.SDI.Z. 1997-10-14T22:55:28.11 10.0 undecidable manual PN 151 1.3764 0.26 1
--.MNS.Z. 1997-10-14T22:55:23.63 10.0 undecidable manual SG 199 0.5772 0.02 0.7
--.ARV.Z. 1997-10-14T22:55:23.80 10.0 undecidable manual SG 359 0.5661 -0.16 0.8
--.PQ9.Z. 1997-10-14T22:55:22.10 10.0 undecidable manual PG 159 0.9657 0.36 1
--.FB9.Z. 1997-10-14T22:55:18.11 10.0 undecidable manual PG 350 0.7659 0.1 1.8
--.AQU.Z. 1997-10-14T22:55:16.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 149 0.666 -0.07 2
--.ARV.Z. 1997-10-14T22:55:13.53 10.0 undecidable manual PG 359 0.5661 -0.71 0.6
--.MNS.Z. 1997-10-14T22:55:13.41 10.0 undecidable manual PG 199 0.5772 -1.05 0.3
--.ASS.Z. 1997-10-14T22:55:12.30 10.0 undecidable manual SG 301 0.2553 0.26 0.5
--.ASS.Z. 1997-10-14T22:55:07.62 10.0 undecidable manual PG 301 0.2553 -0.01 1.9
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