Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.5 on date 06-12-2020 and time 04:38:16 (UTC) in region Vesuvio

A magnitude Md 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Vesuvio, on

  • 06-12-2020 04:38:16 (UTC)
  • 06-12-2020 05:38:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8220, 14.4200 at 1 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
Massa di Somma NA 5 5444 5444
San Sebastiano al Vesuvio NA 5 9196 14640
Sant'Anastasia NA 5 27671 42311
Pollena Trocchia NA 5 13562 55873
Somma Vesuviana NA 6 35233 91106
Portici NA 6 55274 146380
Ottaviano NA 6 23860 170240
Trecase NA 6 9097 179337
Torre del Greco NA 6 86275 265612
Boscotrecase NA 6 10363 275975
Ercolano NA 6 53709 329684
Cercola NA 7 18267 347951
Terzigno NA 7 18968 366919
Boscoreale NA 7 28072 394991
San Giorgio a Cremano NA 7 45557 440548
Torre Annunziata NA 7 42789 483337
San Giuseppe Vesuviano NA 8 30657 513994
Volla NA 9 23755 537749
Pomigliano d'Arco NA 10 39922 577671
San Gennaro Vesuviano NA 10 11966 589637
Poggiomarino NA 11 21976 611613
Pompei NA 11 25358 636971
Castello di Cisterna NA 11 7869 644840
Brusciano NA 11 16466 661306
Casalnuovo di Napoli NA 12 49855 711161
Mariglianella NA 12 7787 718948
Marigliano NA 12 30157 749105
Scisciano NA 12 5994 755099
Scafati SA 12 50787 805886
San Vitaliano NA 13 6461 812347
Palma Campania NA 13 15978 828325
Saviano NA 13 15982 844307
Striano NA 13 8397 852704
Santa Maria la Carità NA 14 11722 864426
Napoli NA 14 974074 1838500
Casoria NA 14 77642 1916142
Afragola NA 15 65057 1981199
Acerra NA 15 59573 2040772
Carbonara di Nola NA 15 2429 2043201
Nola NA 15 34431 2077632
San Paolo Bel Sito NA 15 3513 2081145
Casavatore NA 15 18661 2099806
Castellammare di Stabia NA 15 66466 2166272
San Marzano sul Sarno SA 15 10442 2176714
Angri SA 15 34002 2210716
Sant'Antonio Abate NA 15 19743 2230459
Liveri NA 15 1607 2232066
Domicella AV 16 1862 2233928
San Valentino Torio SA 16 10947 2244875
Cimitile NA 16 7280 2252155
Arzano NA 16 34886 2287041
Marzano di Nola AV 16 1727 2288768
Lettere NA 17 6188 2294956
Casola di Napoli NA 17 3898 2298854
Sarno SA 17 31529 2330383
Casamarciano NA 17 3289 2333672
Gragnano NA 17 29136 2362808
Camposano NA 17 5333 2368141
Vico Equense NA 17 20969 2389110
Cardito NA 17 22755 2411865
Pago del Vallo di Lauro AV 18 1830 2413695
Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino SA 18 8909 2422604
Caivano NA 18 37879 2460483
Visciano NA 18 4454 2464937
Frattamaggiore NA 18 30329 2495266
Corbara SA 18 2545 2497811
Pimonte NA 18 5980 2503791
Comiziano NA 18 1814 2505605
Crispano NA 19 12354 2517959
Grumo Nevano NA 19 18061 2536020
Lauro AV 19 3509 2539529
Cicciano NA 19 12906 2552435
Casandrino NA 19 14336 2566771
Pagani SA 19 35834 2602605
Tufino NA 19 3776 2606381
Melito di Napoli NA 19 37826 2644207
Frattaminore NA 20 16208 2660415
Taurano AV 20 1546 2661961
Meta NA 20 8015 2669976
Quindici AV 20 1938 2671914
Sant'Antimo NA 20 33905 2705819

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
6 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
6 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
12 Km NW of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
14 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
14 Km SE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
15 Km SE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
15 Km S of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
15 Km NW of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
21 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
22 Km SE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
25 Km SE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
28 Km NW of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
28 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
29 Km S of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
33 Km NW of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
33 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
46 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 1.5 2020-12-06
04:38:16
40.822 14.42 1 2021-02-26
14:56:19
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 87263471
Reviewed
Rev200
Md 1.8 2020-12-06
04:38:17
40.8203 14.4262 0 2021-02-18
02:27:55
Sala Operativa INGV_OV (Napoli) 85234601
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-12-06 04:38:16 ± 0.12
Latitude 40.8220 ± 0.0009
Longitude 14.4200 ± 0.0036
Depth (km) 1 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 87263471

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 228
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 151
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 90
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 230.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 148
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 45
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.04137
Number of stations at which the event was observed 34
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

Md:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 87263471
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-18 02:27:32

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 85234601
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-06 04:56:15
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CPTP.HHN. 2020-12-06T04:40:06.05 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 8.38 0
IV.RAVA.EHE. 2020-12-06T04:40:05.34 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 5.3 0
IV.HAGA.HHE. 2020-12-06T04:39:59.32 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.99 0
IV.MTGR.HHN. 2020-12-06T04:39:59.59 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 6.67 0
SL.LJU.BHN. 2020-12-06T04:39:58.47 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.88 0
IV.CLTA.HHE. 2020-12-06T04:39:55.82 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -8.37 0
IV.FNVD.HHN. 2020-12-06T04:39:53.18 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 3.62 0
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2020-12-06T04:39:52.00 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.06 0
IV.AIO.HHN. 2020-12-06T04:39:49.30 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 5.55 0
IV.CRJA.HHN. 2020-12-06T04:39:46.73 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -6.56 0
IV.MSRU.HHE. 2020-12-06T04:39:43.57 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 6.15 0
IV.FERC.HNZ. 2020-12-06T04:39:37.25 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.36 0
IV.MBAL.EHZ. 2020-12-06T04:39:34.67 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.85 0
SI.ROSI.HHZ. 2020-12-06T04:39:32.64 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.17 0
ST.CARE.EHZ. 2020-12-06T04:39:28.41 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -1.59 0
CR.STON.BHE. 2020-12-06T04:39:23.20 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.85 0
IV.BOZZ.EHN. 2020-12-06T04:39:16.20 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.6 0
IV.MTGR.HHE. 2020-12-06T04:39:13.10 3.0 positive manual Pg 8.04 0
IV.CET2.HHE. 2020-12-06T04:39:10.33 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.11 0
IV.CPTP.HHN. 2020-12-06T04:39:05.25 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.48 0
IV.MCT.HHN. 2020-12-06T04:39:05.72 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.14 0
IV.MFNL.HHZ. 2020-12-06T04:39:04.04 3.0 negative manual Pn -1.68 0
IV.EVRN.HHE. 2020-12-06T04:39:01.87 3.0 positive manual Pn -1.8 0
IV.EPZF.HHN. 2020-12-06T04:39:01.49 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.19 0
IV.GRI.EHN. 2020-12-06T04:39:01.12 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 9.17 0
IV.MPNC.HHN. 2020-12-06T04:39:00.44 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 2.76 0
IV.FNVD.HHE. 2020-12-06T04:38:59.02 3.0 negative manual Pn -4.15 0
IV.FERC.HNZ. 2020-12-06T04:38:51.80 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -3.69 0
IV.CET2.HHE. 2020-12-06T04:38:43.03 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 1.96 0
IX.STN3.HNE.01 2020-12-06T04:38:29.84 3.0 positive manual Pg 2.33 0
IX.STN3.HHN.02 2020-12-06T04:38:26.62 3.0 negative manual P -0.89 0
IV.APRC.HHE. 2020-12-06T04:38:26.30 3.0 undecidable manual S -2.57 0
IV.VPOB.HHZ. 2020-12-06T04:38:19.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 317 4.5954 102 -0.21 72
IV.VTIR.HHZ. 2020-12-06T04:38:18.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 169 1.7982 119 -0.03 50
IV.VVDG.HHE. 2020-12-06T04:38:18.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 12 1.4985 123 -0.16 49
IV.VBKN.HHN. 2020-12-06T04:38:18.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 43 1.1988 129 -0.16 49
IV.VBKN.HHN. 2020-12-06T04:38:17.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 43 1.1988 129 0.14 98
IV.CRTO.HHN. 2020-12-06T04:38:17.79 0.3 undecidable manual S 114 0.1998 168 0.04 75
IV.VTIR.HHZ. 2020-12-06T04:38:17.83 0.1 negative manual P 169 1.7982 119 -0.06 99
IV.VCRE.HHZ. 2020-12-06T04:38:17.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 109 0.999 135 -0.26 48
IV.CRTO.HHN. 2020-12-06T04:38:17.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 114 0.1998 168 0.16 98
IV.VVDG.HHE. 2020-12-06T04:38:17.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 12 1.4985 123 0.16 97
IV.VCRE.HHZ. 2020-12-06T04:38:17.57 0.1 negative manual P 109 0.999 135 0.03 100
IV.MIDA.HHE. 2020-12-06T04:38:09.41 3.0 undecidable manual P -3.27 0
IV.BSSO.HHE. 2020-12-06T04:38:07.53 3.0 undecidable manual S -1.39 0
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