Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.5 on date 16-03-1998 and time 02:59:08 (Italy) in region 5 km SW Preci (PG)

A magnitude Md 2.5 earthquake occured in region: 5 km SW Preci (PG), on

  • 16-03-1998 01:59:08 (UTC)
  • 16-03-1998 02:59:08 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.8500, 12.9950 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
Preci PG 5 724 724
Sellano PG 7 1079 1803
Cerreto di Spoleto PG 7 1075 2878
Norcia PG 10 4957 7835
Visso MC 12 1107 8942
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 14 281 9223
Vallo di Nera PG 14 364 9587
Cascia PG 15 3217 12804
Ussita MC 16 444 13248
Poggiodomo PG 16 117 13365
Monte Cavallo MC 16 145 13510
Campello sul Clitunno PG 18 2442 15952
Sant'Anatolia di Narco PG 18 564 16516

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
43 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
57 Km SE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
62 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
65 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Tivoli (56533 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 2.5 1998-03-16
01:59:08
42.85 12.995 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 325209
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1998-03-16 01:59:08 ± 0.157
Latitude 42.8500 ± 0.0085
Longitude 12.9950 ± 0.0140
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 325209

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) 1477.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 104
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
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) 0.00073
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00769
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

Md:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 325209
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 22:04:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.ARV.Z. 1998-03-16T01:59:32.90 10.0 undecidable manual SG 356 0.6438 0.04 0.7
--.MNS.Z. 1998-03-16T01:59:27.81 10.0 undecidable manual SG 206 0.5106 -0.07 0.8
--.FB9.Z. 1998-03-16T01:59:25.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 349 0.8547 -0.86 0.4
--.SNTG.Z. 1998-03-16T01:59:24.81 10.0 undecidable manual SG 354 0.3996 0.73 0.3
--.ARV.Z. 1998-03-16T01:59:21.61 10.0 undecidable manual PG 356 0.6438 -0.42 1.3
--.ASS.Z. 1998-03-16T01:59:21.91 10.0 undecidable manual SG 310 0.3219 0.81 0.2
--.AQU.Z. 1998-03-16T01:59:21.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 148 0.5772 0.77 0.7
--.MNS.Z. 1998-03-16T01:59:19.15 10.0 undecidable manual PG 206 0.5106 -0.47 1.2
--.SNTG.Z. 1998-03-16T01:59:17.26 10.0 undecidable manual PG 354 0.3996 -0.17 2
--.ASS.Z. 1998-03-16T01:59:16.90 10.0 undecidable manual PG 310 0.3219 0.38 1.6
--.NRCA.Z. 1998-03-16T01:59:12.10 10.0 undecidable manual SG 101 0.0777 -0.13 0.8
--.NRCA.Z. 1998-03-16T01:59:10.72 10.0 undecidable manual PG 101 0.0777 0.19 2
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