Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.9 on date 12-04-2021 and time 06:07:40 (Italy) in region Vesuvio

A magnitude Md 1.9 earthquake occured in region: Vesuvio, on

  • 12-04-2021 04:07:40 (UTC)
  • 12-04-2021 06:07:40 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8120, 14.4200 at 2 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
Trecase NA 5 9097 9097
San Sebastiano al Vesuvio NA 5 9196 18293
Massa di Somma NA 5 5444 23737
Boscotrecase NA 5 10363 34100
Torre del Greco NA 5 86275 120375
Portici NA 6 55274 175649
Ercolano NA 6 53709 229358
Boscoreale NA 6 28072 257430
Pollena Trocchia NA 6 13562 270992
Sant'Anastasia NA 6 27671 298663
Torre Annunziata NA 6 42789 341452
Ottaviano NA 7 23860 365312
Somma Vesuviana NA 7 35233 400545
Terzigno NA 7 18968 419513
San Giorgio a Cremano NA 7 45557 465070
Cercola NA 7 18267 483337
San Giuseppe Vesuviano NA 8 30657 513994
Volla NA 10 23755 537749
Pompei NA 10 25358 563107
Poggiomarino NA 10 21976 585083
Pomigliano d'Arco NA 11 39922 625005
San Gennaro Vesuviano NA 11 11966 636971
Scafati SA 12 50787 687758
Castello di Cisterna NA 12 7869 695627
Brusciano NA 12 16466 712093
Casalnuovo di Napoli NA 13 49855 761948
Santa Maria la Carità NA 13 11722 773670
Mariglianella NA 13 7787 781457
Scisciano NA 13 5994 787451
Marigliano NA 13 30157 817608
Palma Campania NA 13 15978 833586
Striano NA 13 8397 841983
Saviano NA 14 15982 857965
San Vitaliano NA 14 6461 864426
Castellammare di Stabia NA 14 66466 930892
Napoli NA 15 974074 1904966
Sant'Antonio Abate NA 15 19743 1924709
Angri SA 15 34002 1958711
San Marzano sul Sarno SA 15 10442 1969153
Carbonara di Nola NA 15 2429 1971582
Casoria NA 15 77642 2049224
Afragola NA 15 65057 2114281
Acerra NA 16 59573 2173854
San Valentino Torio SA 16 10947 2184801
Casavatore NA 16 18661 2203462
Nola NA 16 34431 2237893
San Paolo Bel Sito NA 16 3513 2241406
Lettere NA 16 6188 2247594
Gragnano NA 16 29136 2276730
Casola di Napoli NA 16 3898 2280628
Domicella AV 16 1862 2282490
Liveri NA 16 1607 2284097
Vico Equense NA 16 20969 2305066
Arzano NA 17 34886 2339952
Sarno SA 17 31529 2371481
Cimitile NA 17 7280 2378761
Marzano di Nola AV 17 1727 2380488
Pimonte NA 17 5980 2386468
Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino SA 17 8909 2395377
Corbara SA 18 2545 2397922
Casamarciano NA 18 3289 2401211
Cardito NA 18 22755 2423966
Pago del Vallo di Lauro AV 18 1830 2425796
Camposano NA 18 5333 2431129
Pagani SA 19 35834 2466963
Meta NA 19 8015 2474978
Caivano NA 19 37879 2512857
Visciano NA 19 4454 2517311
Frattamaggiore NA 19 30329 2547640
Comiziano NA 19 1814 2549454
Crispano NA 19 12354 2561808
Grumo Nevano NA 19 18061 2579869
Lauro AV 19 3509 2583378
Sant'Agnello NA 20 9122 2592500
Casandrino NA 20 14336 2606836
Piano di Sorrento NA 20 13109 2619945
Cicciano NA 20 12906 2632851
Taurano AV 20 1546 2634397

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
6 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
6 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
12 Km NW of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
14 Km NW of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
15 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
15 Km SE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
15 Km SE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
16 Km S of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
22 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 W of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
28 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
30 Km S of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
32 Km W of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
34 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
47 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 1.9 2021-04-12
04:07:40
40.8125 14.4197 2 2021-07-12
16:55:08
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 89595811
Reviewed
Rev200
Md 1.8 2021-04-12
04:07:40
40.8115 14.4245 1 2021-04-29
14:07:41
Sala Operativa INGV_OV (Napoli) 89029651
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-04-12 04:07:40 ± 0.24
Latitude 40.8125 ± 0.0027
Longitude 14.4197 ± 0.0036
Depth (km) 2 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 89595811

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 284
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 168
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 243
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 280.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 158
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00719
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.02338
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 89595811
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-04-29 14:07:27

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 89029651
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-04-12 04:15:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.OVO.HHZ. 2021-04-12T04:07:43.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 311 2.5974 128 0.03 50
IV.VVDG.HHE. 2021-04-12T04:07:43.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 8 2.5974 127 -0.38 47
IV.VCRE.HHZ. 2021-04-12T04:07:42.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 54 1.1988 148 0 51
IV.VBKN.HHZ. 2021-04-12T04:07:42.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 24 2.0979 133 -0.15 49
IV.CRTO.HHZ. 2021-04-12T04:07:42.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 13 0.999 153 0.45 46
IV.OVO.HHZ. 2021-04-12T04:07:41.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 311 2.5974 128 -0.04 75
IV.VTIR.HHZ. 2021-04-12T04:07:41.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 153 0.7992 157 -0.34 47
IV.CRTO.HHZ. 2021-04-12T04:07:41.67 0.1 negative manual P 13 0.999 153 0.21 97
IV.VVDG.HHE. 2021-04-12T04:07:41.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 8 2.5974 127 -0.15 98
IV.VCRE.HHZ. 2021-04-12T04:07:41.69 0.1 negative manual P 54 1.1988 148 0.17 98
IV.VTIR.HHZ. 2021-04-12T04:07:41.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 153 0.7992 157 -0.06 100
IV.VBKN.HHZ. 2021-04-12T04:07:41.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 24 2.0979 133 0.06 100
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