Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 24-05-2010 and time 05:21:46 (Italy) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 24-05-2010 03:21:46 (UTC)
  • 24-05-2010 05:21:46 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6310, 13.4110 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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
Ventotene LT 19 739 739

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
62 Km W of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
72 Km W of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
77 Km SW of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
80 Km W of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
81 Km W of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
88 Km W of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 2.1
ML 1.6
2010-05-24
03:21:46
40.631 13.411 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1054089
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2010-05-24 03:21:46 ± 0.62
Latitude 40.6310 ± 0.0252
Longitude 13.4110 ± 0.0356
Depth (km) 10 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1054089

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3236
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 2440
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 236
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 4103.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 280
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.76
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.93350
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1054089
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 20:17:42

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1054089
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 20:17:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.FIR.HHE. 2010-05-24T03:22:19.93 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.GIUL.HHN. 2010-05-24T03:22:17.92 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 353 103.6185 1.402 25
GU.SC2M.HHZ. 2010-05-24T03:22:09.89 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MSC.EHZ. 2010-05-24T03:22:08.81 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 37 77.8665 -0.834 36
IV.MODR.HHZ. 2010-05-24T03:22:07.13 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 34 69.1752 -0.197 66
IV.GIUL.HHN. 2010-05-24T03:22:03.26 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 353 103.6185 -0.408 59
IV.OC9.EHZ. 2010-05-24T03:22:01.04 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 73 43.1235 0.681 40
IV.MSC.EHZ. 2010-05-24T03:21:59.80 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 37 77.8665 0.101 66
IV.MODR.HHZ. 2010-05-24T03:21:58.17 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 34 69.1752 -0.192 88
IV.OC9.EHZ. 2010-05-24T03:21:54.51 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 73 43.1235 0.171 47
IV.VENT.EHZ. 2010-05-24T03:21:53.40 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 3 18.1707 0.123 74
IV.VENT.EHZ. 2010-05-24T03:21:50.22 0.1 negative manual Pg 3 18.1707 -0.03 100
IV.CSSN.SHZ. 2010-05-24T03:21:37.36 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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