Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 15-08-2020 and time 11:01:12 (UTC) in region 2 km W Caposele (AV)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Caposele (AV), on

  • 15-08-2020 11:01:12 (UTC)
  • 15-08-2020 13:01:12 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8100, 15.2040 at 14 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
Caposele AV 2 3483 3483
Calabritto AV 3 2391 5874
Teora AV 6 1537 7411
Senerchia AV 8 842 8253
Lioni AV 8 6201 14454
Laviano SA 9 1438 15892
Valva SA 10 1643 17535
Santomenna SA 10 443 17978
Castelnuovo di Conza SA 10 619 18597
Bagnoli Irpino AV 12 3217 21814
Colliano SA 12 3638 25452
Conza della Campania AV 12 1373 26825
Nusco AV 13 4203 31028
Morra De Sanctis AV 13 1297 32325
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi AV 13 4250 36575
Oliveto Citra SA 13 3802 40377
Acerno SA 14 2783 43160
Sant'Andrea di Conza AV 15 1539 44699
Montella AV 16 7780 52479
Rocca San Felice AV 16 851 53330
Guardia Lombardi AV 16 1718 55048
Cassano Irpino AV 16 982 56030
Torella dei Lombardi AV 17 2144 58174
Pescopagano PZ 17 1910 60084
Andretta AV 17 1927 62011
Cairano AV 17 326 62337
Campagna SA 18 16703 79040
Contursi Terme SA 18 3394 82434
Palomonte SA 18 3985 86419
Castelfranci AV 19 2041 88460
Castelgrande PZ 20 943 89403

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km NE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
36 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
40 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
44 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
50 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
54 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
57 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
71 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
71 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
99 Km S of San Severo (53905 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
ML 1.3 2020-08-15
11:01:12
40.8102 15.2038 14 2020-11-19
12:37:03
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 83618401
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.2 2020-08-15
11:01:12
40.8107 15.1887 14 2020-08-15
11:19:33
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 82007391
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-08-15 11:01:12 ± 0.23
Latitude 40.8102 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.2038 ± 0.0154
Depth (km) 14 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 83618401

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 953
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 859
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 97
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 950.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 136
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03867
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.21943
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83618401
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-08 13:57:36

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82007391
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-08-15 11:19:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2020-08-15T11:01:21.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 6 24.3534 105 -0.34 46
IX.MNT3.HHZ.02 2020-08-15T11:01:19.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 280 16.7721 117 0.2 47
IV.SNAL.HNE. 2020-08-15T11:01:19.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 2 12.7761 128 0.47 45
IX.SALI.HNE. 2020-08-15T11:01:19.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 351 13.4754 126 0.49 44
IX.SNR3.HNE.02 2020-08-15T11:01:18.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 186 8.2806 143 0.34 47
IX.LIO3.HNE.02 2020-08-15T11:01:17.34 0.6 undecidable manual S 348 9.7791 137 -0.77 42
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2020-08-15T11:01:17.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 6 24.3534 105 0.15 71
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2020-08-15T11:01:17.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 224 4.2957 160 -0.23 48
IX.NSC3.HHE.02 2020-08-15T11:01:17.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 301 7.9809 144 0.09 49
IV.SNAL.HNE. 2020-08-15T11:01:16.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 2 12.7761 128 -0.01 75
IX.SALI.HNE. 2020-08-15T11:01:16.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 351 13.4754 126 0.11 73
IX.MNT3.HHZ.02 2020-08-15T11:01:16.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 280 16.7721 117 -0.1 73
IX.COL3.HHN. 2020-08-15T11:01:16.76 0.6 undecidable manual P 142 17.2716 116 0.13 49
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2020-08-15T11:01:15.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 224 4.2957 160 -0.08 74
IX.NSC3.HHE.02 2020-08-15T11:01:15.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 301 7.9809 144 -0.11 99
IX.LIO3.HNE.02 2020-08-15T11:01:15.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 348 9.7791 137 -0.15 97
IX.SNR3.HNE.02 2020-08-15T11:01:15.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 186 8.2806 143 0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCRV.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00031164805 0.1792 AML other m 2020-08-15T11:01:17.31
IV.MCRV.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00018771835 0.1408 AML other m 2020-08-15T11:01:17.29
IX.MNT3.HHN.02 ML:1.0 0.00008057201 0.1088 AML other m 2020-08-15T11:01:19.85
IX.MNT3.HHE.02 ML:0.7 0.00003798021 0.064 AML other m 2020-08-15T11:01:20.04
IV.CAFE.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000058460455000000004 0.2176 AML other m 2020-08-15T11:01:22.43
IV.CAFE.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000042061084999999995 0.6976 AML other m 2020-08-15T11:01:24.69
IV.PZUN.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000031477325 0.1408 AML other m 2020-08-15T11:01:26.97
IV.CAFE.HNN. ML:1.3 0.00010193963999999999 0.8384 AML other m 2020-08-15T11:01:28.95
IV.CAFE.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00014835290000000001 1.04 AML other m 2020-08-15T11:01:29.69
IV.PZUN.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000052256110000000003 0.0576 AML other m 2020-08-15T11:01:29.31
IX.STN3.HHE.02 ML:2.6 0.00116874545 0.9952 AML other m 2020-08-15T11:01:35.16
IX.STN3.HHN.02 ML:2.4 0.000661876 1.232 AML other m 2020-08-15T11:01:35.80
IV.PZUN.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00011281123500000001 1.0464 AML other m 2020-08-15T11:01:43.73
IV.PZUN.HNN. ML:1.8 0.0001374293 0.8768 AML other m 2020-08-15T11:01:46.12
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