Moderate but dangerous earthquake in Southern Italy (Dragoni - Campobasso)

Created December 29, 2013 Last update December 29, 2013 21:26 By

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Update 20:24 UTC : We noticed minor damage in Napoli as well as cracks in walls of houses in the epicenter area.

Municipalities within 10 km
CASTLE MATESE (EC)
JOY SANNITICA (EC)
PIEDIMONTE MATESE (EC)
SAN GREGORIO MATESE (EC)
SAN POTITO SANNITICO (EC)
CUSANO MUTRI (BN)
faicchio (BN)
Campochiaro (CB)

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Villages and towns between 10 and 20 km
ALIFE (EC), Alvignano (EC), CASTEL CAMPAGNANO (EC), Dragons (EC) , RUVIANO (EC), Sant'Angelo d'Alife (CE) , LOVING (BN) , Castelvenere (BN) , CERRETO SANNITA (BN), GUARDIA SANFRAMONDI (BN) , Pietraroja (BN) , Puglianello (BN) , SAN LORENZELLO (BN) , SAN SALVATORE TELESINO (BN) , TELESE Terme (BN); Baranello (CB) , BOJANO (CB), COLLE D'ANCHISE (CB) , GUARDIAREGIA (CB) , SAN MASSIMO (CB ) , San Polo Matese (CB) , SEPINO (CB) , Spinete (CB) , VINCHIATURO (CB) , Cantalupo nel Sannio (IS) , MACCHIAGODENA (IS) , Roccamandolfi (IS)

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174 km E of Roma, Italy / pop: 2,563,241 / local time: 18:08:43.0 2013-12-29
28 km SW of Campobasso, Italy / pop: 50,762 / local time: 18:08:43.0 2013-12-29
16 km NE of Dragoni, Italy / pop: 2,108 / local time: 18:08:43.0 2013-12-29

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 5.1

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2013-12-29 18:08:45

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-12-29 17:08:45

Depth (Hypocenter)  : 12 km

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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFO
EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 23:34 2.9 10 MAP
  • Alife - Strong shock that lasted for 20/25 seconds. At first it seemed like a truck passing very close to home then the shake has become strong and some unstable objects have fallen. The chandeliers swelled a lot. Everyone went outside, some in panic.
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    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 22:31 3.0 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 22:17 2.7 10 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 22:12 2.0 20 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 22:03 3.5 11 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 21:55 2.0 18 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 21:52 2.2 11 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 21:35 3.2 18 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 21:10 2.0 10 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 20:41 2.0 20 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 20:31 2.2 9 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 20:18 2.0 11 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 20:14 3.3 10 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 20:05 2.2 26 MAP
    GEOFON Southern Italy Dec 29 19:49 4.3 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Naples - Waiting in departures lounge, watching a plant on a table started moving & we felt the sofa vibrating, lasted about 3-4 seconds,
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    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 19:49 3.9 10 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 19:00 2.7 10 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 18:33 2.5 24 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 18:19 2.2 18 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 18:16 2.4 16 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 18:11 2.7 10 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 17:58 2.1 18 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 17:48 2.0 17 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 17:37 2.1 6 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 17:34 2.0 19 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 17:29 3.0 22 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 17:26 3.0 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 17:21 2.4 21 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 17:18 2.7 22 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 17:14 2.7 25 MAP
    GEOFON Southern Italy Dec 29 17:08 5.1 12 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Fiuggi - è tremata la scrivania
  • Naples - Léger tremblement
  • Lago Patria - aucun domages. durée environ 10 secondes
  • Naples - Earth started shaking around 1815 for 30 seconds/ 1 minute.
  • Naples - Earthquake felt at around 6:13 pm, shaking along E-W direction (big table oscillation), duration about 5-6 seconds
  • Gricignano di Aversa - Three of us felt the earth quake sitting on sofa/chair on first floor. No damage noticed.
  • Nápoles - Senti o chão se mexer. Os lustres balançaram. Moro no segundo andar de um prédio.
  • Monteruciello - Iets na 18.00 was er een lichte trilling waar te nemen, geen schade of wat dan ook.
  • Naples - Mouvement horizontal de l'immeuble très nettement perçu. Sensation que l'immeuble se balance pendant quelques secondes. Pas de dégats.
  • Неаполь - Несколько минут назад
  • San Gennaro Ves. - Siedzialem na fotelu poczułem wstrzas spojrzałem na żyrandol i zrozumialem co sie dzieje.
  • Naples - Les murs ont bougé significativement
  • Capodrisse - Почувствовала толчок. Шаталась люстра на потолке.
  • Napels - Alles schudde
  • Aversa - There were five adults at home. We live on the third floor of an apartment at U.S. Navy housing. We felt light to moderate shaking/trembling. No items fell to the ground but Christmas tree ornaments continued to shake for a few seconds. We have felt several light aftershocks.
  • Carinaro de Aversa - sustained shaking for about 10-15 seconds. I looked out to see the entire neighborhood running into the street.
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    USGS San Gregorio, Italy Dec 29 17:08 5.2 10 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 17:08 5.0 10 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 17:03 2.9 11 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 01:19 2.4 11 MAP
    EMSC Southern Italy Dec 29 01:04 2.6 22 MAP

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    Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed.
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    Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut).
    Structures :
    Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall.
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    Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
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    Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings.
    Structures :
    Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged.
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    Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
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    People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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    Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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