Seismic Data acquired by the SISMIKO Emergency Group - Molise-Italy 2018 - T14

Type Dataset Class type Dati Sismologici e Infrasonici (terrestri e marini)

Seismic Data Seismic Monitoring Earthquake Seismic Emergency Sismiko Molise Temporary Seismic Network


On 16 August 2018 at 18:19:04 UTC an earthquake with magnitude ML 5.2 (Mw 5.1) occurred in the Molise region (http://terremoti.ingv.it/event/20362671). The earthquake was felt in a large area including many regions of Central and Southern Italy. The seismologists on duty in the 24H seismic monitoring room of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) located the event in the province of Campobasso, 4 km south-east of Montecilfone and at a preliminary depth of 9 km. The same area was affected two days before by a MW 4.6 event (on August 14 at 23.48 Italian time (details of the event can be found at the webpage http://terremoti.ingv.it/event/20375681). Following the MW 5.1 event and the associated aftershock sequence, the SISMIKO Operational Group was activated for the installation of temporary seismic stations to integrate the permanent stations of the National Seismic Network deployed in the region.

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Cite as

Moretti M., De Gori P., Govoni A., Margheriti L., Piccinini D., Pintore S., Valoroso L. (2018). Seismic Data acquired by the SISMIKO Emergency Group - Molise-Italy 2018 - T14 [Data set]. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). https://doi.org/10.13127/sd/fir72chywu

Available data encoding formats miniSEED

Field Value
Dataset Identifier (DOI) 10.13127/sd/fir72chywu
Acronym SDE-2018-14
Other Identifier OthId Identifier: ingv_61
OthId Organization: INGV
Dataset Themes TECH
Publisher Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Release Date 17-08-2018
Modification Date 16-01-2024
Geographical Name Organizational Unit Responsible Competence Area
GeoNames URL Not available
Dataset Languages ITA
Temporal Coverage From 17-08-2018 until 24-10-2018
Rights holder Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
ROR 00qps9a02
IPA ingv
Update frequency never
Version Of Not available
Spatial extent {"type": "MultiPoint","coordinates": [[14.93,41.95],[14.77,41.78],[15.02,41.85],[14.9,41.82],[14.82,41.88]]}
Authors MORETTI Milena
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
DE GORI Pasquale
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
GOVONI Aladino
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
MARGHERITI Lucia
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
PICCININI Davide
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
PINTORE Stefano
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
VALOROSO Luisa
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy

Other contributors

  • ANSELMI Mario (Data Collector)
  • CASTAGNOZZI Angelo (Data Collector)
  • COLASANTI Marco (Data Collector)
  • CRISCUOLI Fabio (Data Collector)
  • D'ALEMA Ezio (Supervisor)
  • DE GORI Pasquale (Data Collector)
  • FARES Massimo (Data Curator)
  • GIANDOMENICO Edoardo (Data Collector)
  • GIOVANI Lucian (Data Collector)
  • GOVONI Aladino (Data Curator)
  • LAUCIANI Valentino (Data Curator)
  • MARCHETTI Alessandro (Data Collector)
  • MARGHERITI Lucia (Researcher)
  • MEMMOLO Antonino (Data Collector)
  • MINICHIELLO Felice (Data Collector)
  • MORETTI Milena (Supervisor)
  • PICCININI Davide (Supervisor)
  • PINTORE Stefano (Data Manager)
  • SILVESTRI Stefano (Data Collector)
  • VALOROSO Luisa (Data Collector)
  • SISMIKO Working Group (Research Group)

Contributing projects

  • Convenzione INGV-DPC Allegato A
    Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri - Dipartimento della Protezione Civile (DPC)
    [ 2012 ]

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