Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.8 on date 31-03-2021 and time 03:49:43 (Italy) in region Vesuvio

A magnitude Md 1.8 earthquake occured in region: Vesuvio, on

  • 31-03-2021 01:49:43 (UTC)
  • 31-03-2021 03:49:43 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8280, 14.4270 at 1 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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
Massa di Somma NA 5 5444 5444
Somma Vesuviana NA 5 35233 40677
San Sebastiano al Vesuvio NA 5 9196 49873
Sant'Anastasia NA 5 27671 77544
Ottaviano NA 5 23860 101404
Pollena Trocchia NA 5 13562 114966
Portici NA 6 55274 170240
Terzigno NA 6 18968 189208
Trecase NA 6 9097 198305
Boscotrecase NA 6 10363 208668
Cercola NA 7 18267 226935
Torre del Greco NA 7 86275 313210
San Giuseppe Vesuviano NA 7 30657 343867
Ercolano NA 7 53709 397576
Boscoreale NA 7 28072 425648
San Giorgio a Cremano NA 8 45557 471205
Torre Annunziata NA 8 42789 513994
Volla NA 9 23755 537749
Pomigliano d'Arco NA 9 39922 577671
San Gennaro Vesuviano NA 10 11966 589637
Castello di Cisterna NA 10 7869 597506
Poggiomarino NA 10 21976 619482
Brusciano NA 10 16466 635948
Pompei NA 11 25358 661306
Mariglianella NA 11 7787 669093
Scisciano NA 11 5994 675087
Marigliano NA 11 30157 705244
Casalnuovo di Napoli NA 12 49855 755099
Saviano NA 12 15982 771081
San Vitaliano NA 12 6461 777542
Palma Campania NA 12 15978 793520
Scafati SA 12 50787 844307
Striano NA 13 8397 852704
Carbonara di Nola NA 14 2429 855133
Santa Maria la Carità NA 14 11722 866855
Nola NA 14 34431 901286
Acerra NA 14 59573 960859
San Paolo Bel Sito NA 14 3513 964372
Casoria NA 14 77642 1042014
Afragola NA 14 65057 1107071
Liveri NA 15 1607 1108678
Domicella AV 15 1862 1110540
Napoli NA 15 974074 2084614
San Marzano sul Sarno SA 15 10442 2095056
Casavatore NA 15 18661 2113717
Angri SA 15 34002 2147719
San Valentino Torio SA 15 10947 2158666
Cimitile NA 15 7280 2165946
Castellammare di Stabia NA 15 66466 2232412
Sant'Antonio Abate NA 15 19743 2252155
Marzano di Nola AV 15 1727 2253882
Casamarciano NA 16 3289 2257171
Arzano NA 16 34886 2292057
Sarno SA 16 31529 2323586
Camposano NA 17 5333 2328919
Lettere NA 17 6188 2335107
Pago del Vallo di Lauro AV 17 1830 2336937
Casola di Napoli NA 17 3898 2340835
Cardito NA 17 22755 2363590
Gragnano NA 17 29136 2392726
Visciano NA 17 4454 2397180
Comiziano NA 17 1814 2398994
Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino SA 18 8909 2407903
Caivano NA 18 37879 2445782
Frattamaggiore NA 18 30329 2476111
Vico Equense NA 18 20969 2497080
Cicciano NA 18 12906 2509986
Corbara SA 18 2545 2512531
Crispano NA 18 12354 2524885
Lauro AV 18 3509 2528394
Tufino NA 19 3776 2532170
Pimonte NA 19 5980 2538150
Grumo Nevano NA 19 18061 2556211
Taurano AV 19 1546 2557757
Pagani SA 19 35834 2593591
Casandrino NA 19 14336 2607927
Quindici AV 19 1938 2609865
Frattaminore NA 19 16208 2626073
Melito di Napoli NA 20 37826 2663899
Roccarainola NA 20 7082 2670981
Sant'Antimo NA 20 33905 2704886

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
7 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
7 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
12 Km NW of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
14 Km SE of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
14 Km SE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
14 Km SE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
15 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
15 Km N 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)
27 Km NW of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
28 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
29 Km S of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
33 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
33 Km NW of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
45 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Battipaglia (50786 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 1.8 2021-03-31
01:49:43
40.8278 14.4267 1 2021-07-12
16:55:11
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 90235311
Reviewed
Rev200
Md 1.9 2021-03-31
01:49:43
40.8265 14.4277 0 2021-05-18
16:03:24
Sala Operativa INGV_OV (Napoli) 88629561
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-03-31 01:49:43 ± 0.2
Latitude 40.8278 ± 0.0018
Longitude 14.4267 ± 0.0048
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 90235311

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 294
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 204
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 77
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 290.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 110
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.02248
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 88629561
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-03-31 02:06:30

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 90235311
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-05-18 16:02:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2021-03-31T01:51:06.39 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 3.33 0
IV.VOBA.EHZ. 2021-03-31T01:51:05.21 3.0 negative manual Pg 11.97 0
IV.APEC.HNZ. 2021-03-31T01:50:50.39 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5.9 0
IV.MGAB.HHZ. 2021-03-31T01:50:48.28 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.34 0
SL.KOGS.BHZ. 2021-03-31T01:50:46.67 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -4.03 0
IV.SEI.HHZ. 2021-03-31T01:50:44.52 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.14 0
IV.TOLF.HHZ. 2021-03-31T01:50:13.46 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 2.3 0
OT.OT13.EHZ. 2021-03-31T01:49:47.05 3.0 positive manual P -6.78 0
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2021-03-31T01:49:46.28 3.0 undecidable manual S 2.16 0
IV.VTIR.HHZ. 2021-03-31T01:49:45.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 185 2.3976 114 -0.44 46
IV.OVO.HHZ. 2021-03-31T01:49:44.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 269 2.4975 113 0.02 75
IV.VCRE.HHZ. 2021-03-31T01:49:44.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 158 1.0989 136 0.07 49
IV.CRTO.HHZ. 2021-03-31T01:49:44.13 0.1 positive manual P 207 0.7992 143 0.22 96
IV.VCRE.HHZ. 2021-03-31T01:49:44.18 0.1 negative manual P 158 1.0989 136 0.19 96
IV.VBKN.HHZ. 2021-03-31T01:49:44.11 0.6 undecidable manual S 48 0.3996 161 -0.17 48
IV.VTIR.HHZ. 2021-03-31T01:49:44.46 0.1 negative manual P 185 2.3976 114 -0.16 97
IV.CRTO.HHZ. 2021-03-31T01:49:44.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 207 0.7992 143 0.15 49
IV.VVDG.HHE. 2021-03-31T01:49:44.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 344 0.8991 140 -0.18 48
IV.VBKN.HHZ. 2021-03-31T01:49:43.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 48 0.3996 161 0.03 100
IV.VVDG.HHE. 2021-03-31T01:49:43.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 344 0.8991 140 -0.01 100
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