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Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 11-01-1998 and time 21:45:53 (Italy) in region 2 km E Sepino (CB)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Sepino (CB), on

  • 11-01-1998 20:45:53 (UTC)
  • 11-01-1998 21:45:53 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.4140, 14.6470 at 12 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
Sepino CB 2 1964 1964
Sassinoro BN 5 618 2582
San Giuliano del Sannio CB 5 1029 3611
Cercepiccola CB 6 681 4292
Santa Croce del Sannio BN 8 927 5219
Morcone BN 8 4932 10151
Cercemaggiore CB 8 3777 13928
Guardiaregia CB 9 801 14729
Vinchiaturo CB 10 3324 18053
Pietraroja BN 11 545 18598
Mirabello Sannitico CB 12 2180 20778
Campochiaro CB 12 646 21424
Ferrazzano CB 13 3344 24768
Gildone CB 13 809 25577
Castelpagano BN 13 1483 27060
San Polo Matese CB 14 470 27530
Cusano Mutri BN 14 4091 31621
Pontelandolfo BN 14 2167 33788
Baranello CB 15 2673 36461
Circello BN 15 2388 38849
Colle d'Anchise CB 15 807 39656
Campolattaro BN 16 1072 40728
Campobasso CB 16 49431 90159
Cerreto Sannita BN 16 3940 94099
Bojano CB 17 8058 102157
Colle Sannita BN 17 2431 104588
San Lupo BN 17 801 105389
Jelsi CB 17 1781 107170
Busso CB 17 1273 108443
Casalduni BN 18 1378 109821
San Lorenzello BN 18 2227 112048
Guardia Sanframondi BN 18 5078 117126
Riccia CB 18 5262 122388
Campodipietra CB 18 2570 124958
San Lorenzo Maggiore BN 18 2154 127112
Spinete CB 20 1320 128432
Oratino CB 20 1641 130073
Reino BN 20 1210 131283

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km NW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
46 Km NE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
57 Km NE of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
61 Km NE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
61 Km NE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
64 Km NE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
68 Km W of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
70 Km NE of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
72 Km NE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
72 Km NE of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
74 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
75 Km N of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
78 Km NE of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
79 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
81 Km N of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
82 Km N of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
94 Km NW of Battipaglia (50786 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		Md 2.4
ML-VAX 3.0 		1998-01-11
20:45:53		 41.414 14.647 12 2013-07-15
08:40:51		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 320219
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1998-01-11 20:45:53 ± 0.16
Latitude 41.4140 ± 0.0110
Longitude 14.6470 ± 0.0162
Depth (km) 12 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 320219

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) 1820.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 80
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 27
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) 0.00049
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00915
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 320219
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 22:00:14

ML:3.0

Field Value
Value 3.0
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 320219
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
--.FG3.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:28.48 10.0 undecidable manual SN 72 1.0101 0.78 0.2
--.CI9.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:16.28 10.0 undecidable manual SG 152 0.6216 0.92 0.2
--.SDI.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:16.54 10.0 undecidable manual SG 295 0.6882 -1.06 0.1
--.FG3.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:13.43 10.0 undecidable manual PN 72 1.0101 0.2 1
--.SGO.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:12.89 10.0 undecidable manual PN 149 0.9879 0.03 1
--.FG2.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:11.88 10.0 undecidable manual SG 44 0.5439 -1.1 0.1
--.MU9.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:11.43 10.0 undecidable manual PG 135 0.9102 -0.02 1.1
--.CRVI.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:08.79 10.0 undecidable manual SG 320 0.3996 0.51 0.5
--.MRB1.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:07.49 10.0 undecidable manual SG 140 0.3774 -0.08 0.7
--.SDI.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:06.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 295 0.6882 -1.01 0.3
--.FG2.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:04.30 10.0 undecidable manual PG 44 0.5439 -0.71 0.7
--.CPI2.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:04.90 10.0 undecidable manual SG 304 0.2997 -0.14 0.6
--.CI9.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:04.61 10.0 undecidable manual PG 152 0.6216 -1.51 0.1
--.VTB1.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:03.21 10.0 undecidable manual SG 183 0.222 0.33 0.6
--.PSB1.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:03.39 10.0 undecidable manual SG 147 0.222 0.63 0.4
--.MAB1.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:02.42 10.0 undecidable manual SG 216 0.1887 0.74 0.3
--.CRVI.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:02.24 10.0 undecidable manual PG 320 0.3996 0.21 1.6
--.PLI2.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:02.72 10.0 undecidable manual PG 285 0.444 -0.33 1.4
--.BAI2.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:01.10 10.0 undecidable manual SG 323 0.1221 1.5 0
--.MRB1.Z. 1998-01-11T20:46:00.99 10.0 negative manual PG 140 0.3774 -0.63 1
--.CPI2.Z. 1998-01-11T20:45:59.74 10.0 negative manual PG 304 0.2997 -0.41 2.6
--.SMB1.Z. 1998-01-11T20:45:58.66 10.0 undecidable manual SG 110 0.0555 0.52 0.5
--.VTB1.Z. 1998-01-11T20:45:58.35 10.0 negative manual PG 183 0.222 -0.56 2.2
--.PSB1.Z. 1998-01-11T20:45:58.54 10.0 negative manual PG 147 0.222 -0.3 1.5
--.BAI2.Z. 1998-01-11T20:45:57.27 10.0 negative manual PG 323 0.1221 0.31 2.9
--.MAB1.Z. 1998-01-11T20:45:57.65 10.0 positive manual PG 216 0.1887 -0.56 2.2
--.SMB1.Z. 1998-01-11T20:45:56.20 10.0 positive manual PG 110 0.0555 -0.15 3.2
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