Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 25-04-1998 and time 02:41:06 (Italy) in region 3 km NE Norcia (PG)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Norcia (PG), on

  • 25-04-1998 00:41:06 (UTC)
  • 25-04-1998 02:41:06 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.8190, 13.1120 at 12 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
Norcia PG 3 4957 4957
Preci PG 9 724 5681
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 9 281 5962
Visso MC 13 1107 7069
Cascia PG 14 3217 10286
Ussita MC 14 444 10730
Cerreto di Spoleto PG 16 1075 11805
Arquata del Tronto AP 16 1178 12983
Sellano PG 17 1079 14062
Accumoli RI 18 667 14729
Montegallo AP 18 523 15252
Poggiodomo PG 19 117 15369
Montemonaco AP 20 604 15973

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
37 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
48 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
52 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
57 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
98 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
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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 2.3 1998-04-25
00:41:06
42.819 13.112 12 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 336309
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1998-04-25 00:41:06 ± 0.692
Latitude 42.8190 ± 0.0167
Longitude 13.1120 ± 0.0767
Depth (km) 12 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 336309

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) 6523.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 213
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) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00008
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00478
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:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 336309
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 22:15:01
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.MNS.Z. 1998-04-25T00:41:26.12 10.0 undecidable manual SG 216 0.5328 0.07 0.5
--.SNTG.Z. 1998-04-25T00:41:23.48 10.0 undecidable manual SG 343 0.444 0.16 0.6
--.ASS.Z. 1998-04-25T00:41:21.14 10.0 undecidable manual SG 305 0.4107 -0.95 0.2
--.MNS.Z. 1998-04-25T00:41:17.88 10.0 undecidable manual PG 216 0.5328 -0.06 1.2
--.ASS.Z. 1998-04-25T00:41:17.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 305 0.4107 1.4 0.2
--.SNTG.Z. 1998-04-25T00:41:16.26 10.0 undecidable manual PG 343 0.444 -0.1 1.4
--.NRCA.Z. 1998-04-25T00:41:11.10 10.0 undecidable manual SG 2 0.0111 0.22 0.5
--.NRCA.Z. 1998-04-25T00:41:09.12 10.0 positive manual PG 2 0.0111 -0.06 3.5
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