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Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - Molise, 8.7 km north of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, Italy, on Sunday, December 29, 2013 18:08:44

Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - Molise, 8.7 km north of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, Italy, on Sunday, December 29, 2013 18:08:44 Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - Molise, 8.7 km north of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, Italy, on Sunday, December 29, 2013 18:08:44

Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 10 km depth

29 Dec 17:28 UTC: First to report: USGS after 19 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & timeDec 29, 2013 17:08:44 UTC
Local time at epicenterSunday, December 29, 2013 18:08:44
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude5.2
Depth10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude41.4255°N / 14.3992°E (Provincia di Campobasso, Molise, Italy)
Antipode41.426°S / 165.601°W
Shaking intensityLight shaking
Felt24 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcanoVesuvius (67 km / 42 mi)
Nearby towns and cities9 km (5 mi) NNE of Piedimonte Matese (Provincia di Caserta, Campania) (pop: 11,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
23 km (15 mi) SE of Isernia (pop: 16,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
27 km (17 mi) SW of Campobasso (pop: 39,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
40 km (25 mi) N of Caserta (Campanie) (pop: 72,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
40 km (25 mi) NNE of Santa Maria Capua Vetere (Campania) (pop: 31,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
43 km (27 mi) N of Maddaloni (Provincia di Caserta, Campania) (pop: 34,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
45 km (28 mi) N of Marcianise (Campania) (pop: 40,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
46 km (28 mi) NW of Benevento (Kampanien) (pop: 48,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
65 km (40 mi) N of Naples (Campanie) (pop: 959,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
165 km (103 mi) ESE of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Estimated seismic energy released4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
5.112 kmSouthern ItalyGFZ
5.010 km SOUTHERN ITALYEMSC
5.210 km5km NNE of San Gregorio, ItalyUSGS

User reports for this quake (75)

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Santa Maria Capua Vetere (40 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Sitting at computer on third floor. Sudden shaking with neighbours quickly exiting building. Family moved to lower lying house just incase. just visting for Christmas and New Year.  
santa maria capua vetere / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Naples, p za Garibaldi (64.7 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : I was lying on my bed in my hotel room on the 4th floor and it has started shaking with a side swing. It took some 20-30 seconds until it stopped. People left homes and stayed outside for sometime.   
Ospedaletto d\'Alpinolo / not felt
Gricignano di Aversa / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I was sitting on the floor, on the 2nd floor. Thought I was losing my mind till I noticed the Christmas tree swaying back and forth.  
Jones, Naples / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Gricignano Di Aversa, Italy 81030 (64.8 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : I was watching a tv show on my computer when I felt my chair begin to sway (swivel chair with casters) then my monitor began to wobble back and forth. It lasted between 3 to 5 seconds.  
Capodichino / not felt
roccmnfina / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : I'm roccamonfina of the province of Caserta and felt good  
Casal di Principe / not felt
neapel / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Teverola (50.4 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Napoli (66 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Lying on a bed in a hotel room in Napoli (6th floor). Clear perception of an earthquake for 5 - 6 seconds. Some alarms started but no panic.  
Erika from Formia / Weak shaking (MMI III) : I live in Formia and I felt moving the chair under me.  
Marriot hotel / Severe shaking (MMI VIII) : We were in our room on the 9th floor. The room was shaking and pictures moving on walls.   
Albergo Vesuvio, 7th floor, via partenope, Naples, / Weak shaking (MMI III) : First experience. Wooden floor building hotel from early 20th century. Felt like something big was rolling down the corridor. Could feel floor move, no noise. Curtains and lampshades moved.  
Aversa (52.2 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Whole house shook gently and lasted less than 5 seconds.   
Naples Historical District - Piazza Bellini / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Varcaturo / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Naples, Italy (62.4 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Naples / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Casal di Principe (52 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Felt light shaking of the house at approx 1815 while chatting on Skype. Assume this must be an aftershock based on the time indicated for the original quake.  
Naples, via Gianturco (64.7 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : The room shook and bed shook.   
Bacoli (72.3 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Napoli / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Naples / Italy (60.4 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : Shaking very strong in a high building in Naples. Not feeling good in the area of the Vesuv  
Naples, italy / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Castellammare di Stabia (Italy, 82 km S of epicenter) : Everyone on 4th floor (3zo piano) felt it, but the staff 4 floors down did not believe us because they felt nothing (Vesuvian Institute--a concrete structure (reported through EMSC)  
Campobasso (Italy, 24 km NE of epicenter) : Le mensole oscillavano insieme all albero di natale e alle colonne,il letto e il pavimento tremava, ci siamo agitati, ma nonostante il panico,subito ci siamo riparati sotto colonne portanti. (reported through EMSC)  
Piedimonte Matese (Italy, 10 km SW of epicenter) : Molto leggero, assimilabile ad un microtremore aplificato, con componente dell'accelerazione prevalentemente verticale. Modeste ampiezze di oscillazione dei lampadari. (reported through EMSC)  
Salerno (Italy, 88 km S of epicenter) : Avvertito movimento ondulatorio di circa 10 secondi. E' stato avvertito poco ai piani bassi, molto ai piani alti. (reported through EMSC)  
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (55 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth
LocationDetails
Jan 20, 2014 10:11
9 years ago
2.5

18 km
6.8 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Jan 20, 2014 09:27
9 years ago
2.1

16 km
4.4 km SW of Cusano Mutri, Provincia di Benevento, Campania, ItalyMore
Jan 20, 2014 09:00
9 years ago
2.1

10 km
7.7 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Jan 20, 2014 07:55
9 years ago - felt
3.7

18 km
6.9 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Jan 20, 2014 07:21
9 years ago
2.6

11 km
8.8 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Jan 20, 2014 07:12
9 years ago - felt
4.4

15 km
2.2 km NE of Cusano Mutri, Provincia di Benevento, Campania, ItalyMore
Jan 12, 2014 21:43
9 years ago
2.7

10 km
1.8 km NE of Castello del Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Jan 12, 2014 09:41
9 years ago
2.7

10 km
6 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Jan 6, 2014 05:47
9 years ago
2.5

10 km
6.9 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Jan 5, 2014 01:02
9 years ago
2.4

10 km
7.6 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Jan 4, 2014 08:07
9 years ago
2.0

16 km
6.9 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Jan 1, 2014 23:03
9 years ago
2.5

15 km
8 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Jan 1, 2014 22:08
9 years ago
2.0

15 km
4.3 km NW of Cusano Mutri, Provincia di Benevento, Campania, ItalyMore
Jan 1, 2014 20:06
9 years ago
2.0

16 km
3.4 km W of Cusano Mutri, Provincia di Benevento, Campania, ItalyMore
Jan 1, 2014 06:32
9 years ago
2.1

17 km
3.7 km NW of Cusano Mutri, Provincia di Benevento, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 31, 2013 22:52
9 years ago
2.3

16 km
7.2 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 31, 2013 18:39
9 years ago
2.6

14 km
7.4 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 30, 2013 15:44
9 years ago
2.2

23 km
8.8 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 30, 2013 15:17
9 years ago
2.2

23 km
7.7 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 30, 2013 15:11
9 years ago
2.0

22 km
4.8 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 30, 2013 09:09
9 years ago
2.0

11 km
7.7 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 30, 2013 09:05
9 years ago
3.1

10 km
6.9 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 30, 2013 06:30
9 years ago
2.9

23 km
6.1 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 30, 2013 06:09
9 years ago
2.0

30 km
5.7 km W of San Salvatore Telesino, Provincia di Benevento, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 30, 2013 04:14
9 years ago
2.2

7 km
7.3 km S of Bojano, Provincia di Campobasso, Molise, ItalyMore
Dec 30, 2013 02:18
9 years ago
3.1

10 km
6.8 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 30, 2013 01:28
9 years ago
2.3

2 km
7.2 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 23:34
9 years ago
2.9

10 km
7.4 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 22:31
9 years ago
3.0

10 km
7.4 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 22:17
9 years ago
2.7

10 km
5.3 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 22:12
9 years ago
2.0

20 km
6.1 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 22:03
9 years ago
3.5

11 km
6.1 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 21:55
9 years ago
2.0

18 km
6.9 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 21:52
9 years ago
2.2

11 km
6.1 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 21:35
9 years ago
3.2

18 km
5.4 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 21:10
9 years ago
2.0

10 km
3.6 km NW of Cusano Mutri, Provincia di Benevento, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 20:41
9 years ago
2.0

20 km
5.4 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 20:31
9 years ago
2.2

9 km
8 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 20:18
9 years ago
2.0

11 km
3.7 km NW of Cusano Mutri, Provincia di Benevento, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 20:14
9 years ago
3.3

10 km
8.1 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 20:05
9 years ago
2.2

26 km
8.8 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 19:49
9 years ago - felt
4.3

10 km
0.7 km N of Petrilli III, Provincia di Campobasso, Molise, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 18:33
9 years ago
2.5

24 km
6.8 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 18:19
9 years ago
2.2

18 km
7 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 18:15
9 years ago
2.4

16 km
9.1 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 18:11
9 years ago
2.7

10 km
5.4 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 17:58
9 years ago
2.1

18 km
5.6 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 17:48
9 years ago
2.0

17 km
10.3 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 17:37
9 years ago
2.1

6 km
4.8 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 17:34
9 years ago
2.0

19 km
6.1 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 17:29
9 years ago
3.0

22 km
5.4 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 17:26
9 years ago
3.0

10 km
6.8 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 17:21
9 years ago
2.4

21 km
4.3 km E of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 17:18
9 years ago
2.7

22 km
6.1 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
Dec 29, 2013 17:14
9 years ago
2.7

25 km
8.1 km NE of Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, ItalyMore
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