Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 20-12-2020 and time 04:13:48 (Italy) in region 5 km SE Pozzuoli (NA)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 5 km SE Pozzuoli (NA), on

  • 20-12-2020 03:13:48 (UTC)
  • 20-12-2020 04:13:48 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8240, 14.1400 at 2 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV_OV (Napoli).

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Pozzuoli NA 5 81661 81661
Bacoli NA 6 26560 108221
Quarto NA 6 40930 149151
Monte di Procida NA 8 12886 162037
Marano di Napoli NA 10 59874 221911
Napoli NA 10 974074 1195985
Calvizzano NA 10 12329 1208314
Qualiano NA 11 25702 1234016
Mugnano di Napoli NA 11 34828 1268844
Procida NA 12 10530 1279374
Villaricca NA 12 31122 1310496
Giugliano in Campania NA 13 122974 1433470
Melito di Napoli NA 14 37826 1471296
Casavatore NA 14 18661 1489957
Arzano NA 15 34886 1524843
Sant'Antimo NA 15 33905 1558748
Parete CE 15 11442 1570190
Casandrino NA 16 14336 1584526
Casoria NA 16 77642 1662168
San Giorgio a Cremano NA 16 45557 1707725
Grumo Nevano NA 16 18061 1725786
Lusciano CE 17 15362 1741148
Frattamaggiore NA 17 30329 1771477
Trentola-Ducenta CE 17 19429 1790906
Ercolano NA 17 53709 1844615
Cesa CE 17 8841 1853456
Aversa CE 18 53047 1906503
Sant'Arpino CE 18 14307 1920810
Afragola NA 18 65057 1985867
Portici NA 18 55274 2041141
San Marcellino CE 19 14155 2055296
Casapesenna CE 19 6987 2062283
Volla NA 19 23755 2086038
Frattaminore NA 19 16208 2102246
Succivo CE 19 8457 2110703
Ischia NA 19 19915 2130618
Crispano NA 19 12354 2142972
Cercola NA 19 18267 2161239
Cardito NA 19 22755 2183994
Orta di Atella CE 19 27191 2211185
Gricignano di Aversa CE 19 11881 2223066
Frignano CE 20 9008 2232074
Torre del Greco NA 20 86275 2318349
Carinaro CE 20 7181 2325530
San Cipriano d'Aversa CE 20 13653 2339183
San Sebastiano al Vesuvio NA 20 9196 2348379
Villa di Briano CE 20 7087 2355466
Teverola CE 20 14291 2369757

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km SE of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
10 Km SW of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
10 Km W of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
13 Km SW of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
16 Km SW of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
17 Km W of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
18 Km SW of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
18 Km SW of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
18 Km W of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
20 Km W of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
24 Km SW of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
32 Km W of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
32 Km SW of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
34 Km W of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
55 Km W of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
56 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
64 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
Md 2.4 2020-12-20
03:13:48
40.8235 14.14 2 2020-12-21
17:45:48
Sala Operativa INGV_OV (Napoli) 85606191
Reviewed
Rev200
Md 2.3 2020-12-20
03:13:48
40.8225 14.1405 2 2020-12-20
09:01:16
Sala Operativa INGV_OV (Napoli) 85572891
Reviewed
Rev200
Md 2.3 2020-12-20
03:13:48
40.8225 14.1405 2 2020-12-20
03:41:18
Sala Operativa INGV_OV (Napoli) 85566071
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-12-20 03:13:48
Latitude 40.8235
Longitude 14.1400
Depth (km) 2 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-OV#WinPick
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 85606191

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 100.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 69
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.06
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitudes information

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 85566071
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-20 03:41:18

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 85606191
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-21 17:45:48

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 85572891
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-20 09:01:16
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