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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.4 on date 06-12-2019 and time 00:17:24 (UTC) in region 6 km E Pozzuoli (NA)

A magnitude ML 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 6 km E Pozzuoli (NA), on

  • 06-12-2019 00:17:24 (UTC)
  • 06-12-2019 01:17:24 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8260, 14.1520 at 3 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Pozzuoli NA 6 81661 81661
Quarto NA 6 40930 122591
Bacoli NA 7 26560 149151
Napoli NA 9 974074 1123225
Monte di Procida NA 9 12886 1136111
Marano di Napoli NA 9 59874 1195985
Calvizzano NA 10 12329 1208314
Mugnano di Napoli NA 11 34828 1243142
Qualiano NA 11 25702 1268844
Villaricca NA 11 31122 1299966
Giugliano in Campania NA 12 122974 1422940
Procida NA 13 10530 1433470
Melito di Napoli NA 13 37826 1471296
Casavatore NA 13 18661 1489957
Arzano NA 14 34886 1524843
Sant'Antimo NA 14 33905 1558748
Parete CE 15 11442 1570190
Casoria NA 15 77642 1647832
Casandrino NA 15 14336 1662168
San Giorgio a Cremano NA 15 45557 1707725
Grumo Nevano NA 16 18061 1725786
Ercolano NA 16 53709 1779495
Frattamaggiore NA 17 30329 1809824
Lusciano CE 17 15362 1825186
Cesa CE 17 8841 1834027
Trentola-Ducenta CE 17 19429 1853456
Portici NA 17 55274 1908730
Sant'Arpino CE 17 14307 1923037
Afragola NA 17 65057 1988094
Aversa CE 17 53047 2041141
Volla NA 18 23755 2064896
Frattaminore NA 18 16208 2081104
Cercola NA 18 18267 2099371
Succivo CE 18 8457 2107828
San Marcellino CE 18 14155 2121983
Crispano NA 18 12354 2134337
Cardito NA 18 22755 2157092
Casapesenna CE 18 6987 2164079
Torre del Greco NA 19 86275 2250354
Orta di Atella CE 19 27191 2277545
San Sebastiano al Vesuvio NA 19 9196 2286741
Gricignano di Aversa CE 19 11881 2298622
Carinaro CE 19 7181 2305803
Frignano CE 19 9008 2314811
Massa di Somma NA 19 5444 2320255
Caivano NA 19 37879 2358134
Teverola CE 19 14291 2372425
Villa di Briano CE 19 7087 2379512
Pollena Trocchia NA 20 13562 2393074
San Cipriano d'Aversa CE 20 13653 2406727
Casalnuovo di Napoli NA 20 49855 2456582
Ischia NA 20 19915 2476497
Casaluce CE 20 10078 2486575

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
9 Km W of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
9 Km SW of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
12 Km SW of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
15 Km SW of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
16 Km W of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
17 Km W of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
17 Km SW of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
17 Km S of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
19 Km W of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
23 Km SW of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
31 Km W of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
32 Km SW of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
33 Km W of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
49 Km W of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
54 Km W of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
55 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
63 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 3.1
ML 2.4 		2019-12-06
00:17:24		 40.8255 14.1523 3 2020-02-28
16:42:12		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 74512271
Reviewed
Rev200 		Md 2.8 2019-12-06
00:17:23		 40.8273 14.1545 2 2019-12-06
00:51:28		 Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli) 74360141
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-12-06 00:17:24 ± 0.05
Latitude 40.8255 ± 0.0045
Longitude 14.1523 ± 0.0024
Depth (km) 3 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 74512271

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 458
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 77
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 173
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 460.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 89
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 35
Number of defining phases 34
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.11
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.00994
Number of stations at which the event was observed 26
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 25
Magnitudes information

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 34
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 74512271
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-27 11:35:26

Md:3.1

Field Value
Value 3.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 74512271
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-27 11:35:26

Md:2.8

Field Value
Value 2.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 74360141
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-06 00:51:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:43.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 120 112.0989 35 -1.04 0
IV.CERA.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:39.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 353 86.3469 43 -0.75 0
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:38.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 64 75.8685 43 0.39 0
IV.MTMR.EHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:37.33 0.3 undecidable manual P 81 72.0723 43 -0.37 0
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:36.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 65.7897 43 -0.62 0
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:34.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 45 56.2992 49 -0.39 0
IV.PAOL.HHN. 2019-12-06T00:17:33.60 0.6 undecidable manual P 57 41.625 49 1.23 0
IV.VVDG.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:32.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 87 22.8549 49 -0.32 9
IV.MODR.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:31.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 327 42.3243 49 -1.11 0
IV.PIGN.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:31.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 3 41.625 49 -1.3 0
IV.IFOR.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:30.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 243 27.9498 49 0.32 1
IV.VCRE.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:29.00 0.1 positive manual P 92 23.4543 49 -0.12 15
IV.IMTC.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:29.91 0.6 undecidable manual P 244 25.9518 49 0.34 3
IV.IOCA.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:29.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 247 22.8549 49 0.4 12
ZM.T1368.EHN. 2019-12-06T00:17:29.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 237 23.5542 49 0.79 9
IV.VVDG.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:28.78 0.1 positive manual P 87 22.8549 49 -0.23 18
IV.VTIR.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:28.89 0.1 positive manual P 95 22.9548 49 -0.14 18
IV.VBKN.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:28.89 0.1 positive manual P 89 23.2545 49 -0.21 16
IV.CFMN.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:27.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 279 4.995 110 0.14 49
IV.CMSN.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:26.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 60 2.7972 124 0.35 69
IV.CPOZ.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:26.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 260 2.8971 124 0.24 72
IV.CPOZ.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:25.23 0.1 negative manual P 260 2.8971 124 -0.09 98
IV.CSFT.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:25.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 291 1.0989 151 -0.15 73
IV.COLB.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:25.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 209 0.8991 157 0.1 75
IV.CFMN.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:25.75 0.1 positive manual P 279 4.995 110 -0.03 100
IV.CMSN.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:25.37 0.1 positive manual P 60 2.7972 124 0.05 99
IV.CSOB.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:25.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 288 0.6993 161 -0.08 74
IV.CPIS.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:25.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 312 0.5994 164 -0.17 73
IV.CAAM.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:25.01 0.1 positive manual P 238 1.1988 151 -0.03 99
IX.NAPI.HNZ.01 2019-12-06T00:17:25.46 3.0 negative manual P 0.41 0
IV.CAAM.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:25.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 238 1.1988 151 0.04 75
IV.CSOB.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:25.02 0.1 negative manual P 288 0.6993 161 0.02 100
IV.CSFT.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:24.93 0.1 negative manual P 291 1.0989 151 -0.11 98
IV.COLB.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:24.94 0.1 positive manual P 209 0.8991 157 -0.07 98
IV.CPIS.HHZ. 2019-12-06T00:17:24.90 0.1 negative manual P 312 0.5994 164 -0.09 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.IOCA.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0072320744999999995 0.68 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:35.61
IV.PIGN.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000382154 0.44 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:38.09
IV.IMTC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.001668774 0.52 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:38.55
IV.VTIR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0014087983 0.22 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:39.48
IV.VBKN.HHE. ML:0.0 0.005387028000000001 0.38 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:39.82
IV.IFOR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.006610068500000001 0.8 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:39.43
IV.IOCA.HHN. ML:0.0 0.006062723 0.44 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:40.09
IV.VCRE.HHE. ML:0.0 0.003405075 0.82 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:41.03
IV.IMTC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0019079245 0.64 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:40.85
IV.VTIR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0011151016 0.34 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:40.70
IV.VCRE.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0036848875 0.42 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:41.45
IV.MODR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0006954432 0.84 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:41.50
IV.PIGN.HNN. ML:0.0 0.0004343606 0.85 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:42.18
IV.PIGN.HNE. ML:0.0 0.0008104905 0.65 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:42.07
IV.PIGN.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00078030495 0.64 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:42.08
IV.VBKN.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0049699035 0.34 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:38.61
IV.MODR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0006393372500000001 0.48 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:43.03
IV.CERA.HNE. ML:0.0 0.0003635452 0.44 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:47.10
IV.CERA.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00036249385 0.54 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:47.10
IV.IFOR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.009306076 1.24 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:46.42
IV.VITU.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00085607045 0.5 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:46.30
IV.CERA.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00042623564999999997 0.52 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:46.89
IV.CERA.HNN. ML:0.0 0.00040821025 0.52 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:46.89
IV.VITU.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00079462155 0.48 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:48.81
IV.VAGA.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0002696725 0.64 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:53.90
IV.VAGA.HNE. ML:0.0 0.00027943805 0.66 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:54.23
IV.VAGA.HNN. ML:0.0 0.0005244568 0.44 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:54.66
IV.VAGA.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00054247075 0.44 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:54.66
IV.MTMR.EHE. ML:0.0 0.00022663625 0.54 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:57.62
IV.MTMR.EHN. ML:0.0 0.0003002093 0.8 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:18:03.81
IV.CPIS.HHN. ML:0.0 1.3068620000000002 0.18 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:25.71
IV.CPIS.HHE. ML:0.0 0.43432494999999993 0.08 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:25.70
IV.CSFT.HHE. ML:0.0 0.6435605000000001 0.08 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:26.18
IV.CSFT.HHN. ML:0.0 0.88285355 0.24 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:27.65
IV.COLB.HHN. ML:0.0 0.5525027 0.22 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:26.00
IV.COLB.HHE. ML:0.0 0.64688965 0.18 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:25.96
IV.CPOZ.HHN. ML:0.0 0.1263104 0.46 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:26.75
IV.CPOZ.HHE. ML:0.0 0.22572655 0.54 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:27.06
IV.CFMN.HHN. ML:0.0 0.09303441000000001 0.44 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:29.85
IV.CFMN.HHE. ML:0.0 0.06803593000000001 0.3 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:30.26
IV.VITU.HNN. ML:2.6 0.00080675325 0.46 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:46.31
IV.VITU.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0002414548 0.42 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:47.05
IV.MTMR.HNE. ML:2.2 0.00024691105 0.52 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:17:57.62
IV.MTMR.HNN. ML:2.3 0.0003066045 0.85 AML other m 2019-12-06T00:18:04.20
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