Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - 3.8 km west of Bolognola, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy, on Thursday, 27 October 2016 at 08:21 (GMT)

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.1 quake 5.1 km north of Pieve, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy, 26 October 2016 19:18 GMT, which had occurred 13 hours earlier.
Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - 3.8 km west of Bolognola, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy, on Thursday, 27 October 2016 at 08:21 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 10 km depth

27 Oct 08:24 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 3 minutes.
Oct 27 08:28: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.7.
Oct 27 08:54: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.4.
Date & time: 27 Oct 2016 08:21:48 UTC
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 42.99°N / 13.18°E (Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy)
Nearest volcano: Vulsini (109 km / 68 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km (2 mi) W of Bolognola (pop: 140) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) SSW of Tolentino (Provincia di Macerata) (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) WNW of Ascoli Piceno (pop: 41,700) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) E of Foligno (Umbria) (pop: 47,700) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (25 mi) SSW of Macerata (pop: 30,800) --> See nearby quakes!
56 km (35 mi) SW of Civitanova Marche (pop: 41,200) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (35 mi) W of San Benedetto del Tronto (pop: 45,900) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) E of Perugia (Umbria) (pop: 120,100) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) SSW of Ancona (pop: 90,000) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (83 mi) NNE of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.410 kmCentral ItalyGFZ
M 4.49 kmCENTRAL ITALYEMSC
M 4.39.3 kmMacerataINGV
M 4.33.8 km- 6km NW of Norcia, ItalyUSGS

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52.1 km SW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
nerito (54.8 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
Roma via del cri 13,30 (124.7 km S of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : Dormivo (reported through our app)
Grottammare AP (55.7 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
mozzano ascoli piceno / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
55.7 km N of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
32.5 km ESE of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
59.9 km N of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
Serra san Quirico (57 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
60.7 km N of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)
51.9 km ESE of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)
Amandola (Italy, 24 km NE of epicenter) : Ero seduto sul divano e ho sentito prima il rombo poi lo scuotimento.. (reported through EMSC)
Pesaro (Italy, 116 km NW of epicenter) : Just a light sway of the curtains, nothing more. (reported through EMSC)
Spoleto (Italy, 33 km SW of epicenter) : Sentita chiaramente (reported through EMSC)
Macerata (Italy, 47 km NE of epicenter) : Di breve durata. Ondulazioni ben percepibili. (reported through EMSC)
Udine (Italy, 349 km N of epicenter) : Si ballava (reported through EMSC)
Rome (Italy, 127 km SW of epicenter) : Leggermente oscillatorio, durato pochi secondi (reported through EMSC)
Sulmona (Italy, 116 km SE of epicenter) : Scuotimentolieve (reported through EMSC)
Viterbo (Italy, 105 km SW of epicenter) : Scricchiolio e lampadario che si muove. (reported through EMSC)
Ancona (Italy, 82 km N of epicenter) : Lieve scossa (reported through EMSC)
Ancona (Italy, 81 km N of epicenter) : Sentito distintamente ondulatorio (reported through EMSC)
Ancona (Italy, 76 km N of epicenter) : Al 5 piano avvertito bene (reported through EMSC)
Osimo Stazione (Italy, 70 km NE of epicenter) : Piccola oscillazione ma netta (reported through EMSC)
(Italy, 67 km N of epicenter) : 6* piano, avvertita scossa distintamente, ero seduto e la poltrona ha tremato sensibilmente per 2-3 secondi. 6th floor, my chair was strongly shacking for 2-3 seconds (reported through EMSC)
Osimo (Italy, 67 km N of epicenter) : Al terzo piano oscillazione evidente e scricchiolio di finestre e armadi. (reported through EMSC)
Osimo (Italy, 67 km N of epicenter) : Breve (reported through EMSC)
Osimo (Italy, 67 km N of epicenter) : It wasn't as strong as yesterday and it was very short (reported through EMSC)
Iesi (Italy, 67 km N of epicenter) : Chiarissima oscillazione ma di breve durata (da 1 a 3 secondi) (reported through EMSC)
L'Aquila (Italy, 66 km S of epicenter) : Mi ha dato il buongiorno (reported through EMSC)
Martinsicuro (Italy, 60 km E of epicenter) : Piccola scossa (reported through EMSC)
(Italy, 58 km NE of epicenter) : Terzo piano, prov di Fermo. Palazzina del 2005. Sentito chiaramente (reported through EMSC)
Lido di Fermo (Italy, 58 km NE of epicenter) : Oscillazione chiaramente percepira al secondo piano di un edificio in ca (reported through EMSC)
San Nicolò A Tordino (Italy, 57 km SE of epicenter) : Sentito leggero (reported through EMSC)
Teramo (Italy, 52 km SE of epicenter) : Oscillazioni di oggetti.. (reported through EMSC)
Fabriano (Italy, 50 km NW of epicenter) : Percepita chiaramente scossa ondulatoria , 5 secondi (reported through EMSC)
Montegranaro (Italy, 49 km NE of epicenter) : Forte! (reported through EMSC)
Selvalagli (Italy, 33 km NW of epicenter) : Scossa (reported through EMSC)
Piane di Falerone (Italy, 28 km NE of epicenter) : Brief but strong (reported through EMSC)
Roma (Italy, 131 km SW of epicenter) : Mi si è impazzita la maionese (reported through EMSC)
Monterotondo (Italy, 117 km SW of epicenter) : Sdraiato sul divano, perché raffreddato, lieve movimento dello stesso e conferma con leggera oscillazione del lampadario. (reported through EMSC)
Pesaro (Italy, 104 km NW of epicenter) : Breve scossa avvertita dal letto che ha tremato per qualche secondo (reported through EMSC)
Pescara (Italy, 97 km SE of epicenter) : Pescara, leggera scossa (reported through EMSC)
(Italy, 75 km SW of epicenter) : Clearly felt. Short quake. (reported through EMSC)
(Italy, 63 km NW of epicenter) : Jesi (reported through EMSC)
Arcevia (Italy, 62 km NW of epicenter) : A rumble that lasted about 8 seconds. Very clearly a terramoto though. (reported through EMSC)
San Biagio (Italy, 62 km N of epicenter) : Osimo forte (reported through EMSC)
Assisi (Italy, 54 km W of epicenter) : Assisi. Felt a short rumble under my feet while sitting at my desk. (reported through EMSC)
Teramo (Italy, 51 km SE of epicenter) : 1 or 2 seconds (leggero) al piano terra (reported through EMSC)
Teramo (Italy, 51 km SE of epicenter) : Un paio di ondulazioni secche chiaramente percebili dal secondo piano (reported through EMSC)
Teramo (Italy, 51 km SE of epicenter) : Non finisce più ??? (reported through EMSC)
Grottammare (Italy, 50 km E of epicenter) : In auto. (reported through EMSC)
Fabriano (Italy, 49 km NW of epicenter) : Bella briscola avvertita benissimo tremava casa a Fabriano (reported through EMSC)
Controguerra (Italy, 48 km E of epicenter) : Sentito chiaramente! (reported through EMSC)
(Italy, 44 km NE of epicenter) : Si balla!!! (reported through EMSC)
Monte Urano (Italy, 41 km NE of epicenter) : Qualche secondo un accenno al piano terra (reported through EMSC)
Montegranaro (Italy, 40 km NE of epicenter) : Forte e chiaro ballava tutto (reported through EMSC)
Piane di Falerone (Italy, 23 km NE of epicenter) : Strong bit quick. 3 seconds approx (reported through EMSC)
Gualdo (Italy, 14 km SW of epicenter) : 10-15 seconds, strong shudders. (reported through EMSC)
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