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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 03-10-2021 and time 17:02:57 (UTC) in region 3 km W Serino (AV)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 3 km W Serino (AV), on

  • 03-10-2021 17:02:57 (UTC)
  • 03-10-2021 19:02:57 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8550, 14.8420 at 10 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Serino AV 3 7034 7034
Solofra AV 3 12495 19529
San Michele di Serino AV 3 2530 22059
Santa Lucia di Serino AV 3 1402 23461
Aiello del Sabato AV 4 3958 27419
Cesinali AV 5 2584 30003
Santo Stefano del Sole AV 5 2208 32211
Contrada AV 6 3053 35264
Volturara Irpina AV 7 3289 38553
Atripalda AV 7 11020 49573
Avellino AV 8 54857 104430
Montoro AV 8 19671 124101
Sorbo Serpico AV 8 583 124684
Salza Irpina AV 8 772 125456
San Potito Ultra AV 9 1558 127014
Calvanico SA 9 1518 128532
Forino AV 9 5384 133916
Parolise AV 9 663 134579
Fisciano SA 10 13820 148399
Manocalzati AV 10 3160 151559
Candida AV 10 1147 152706
Mercato San Severino SA 11 22322 175028
Chiusano di San Domenico AV 11 2277 177305
Monteforte Irpino AV 11 11467 188772
Bracigliano SA 11 5565 194337
Mercogliano AV 12 12267 206604
Montefredane AV 12 2297 208901
Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo AV 12 2145 211046
Capriglia Irpina AV 13 2398 213444
Montefalcione AV 13 3359 216803
Summonte AV 13 1583 218386
Baronissi SA 13 17003 235389
Siano SA 14 9979 245368
Grottolella AV 14 1869 247237
Castiglione del Genovesi SA 14 1383 248620
Castel San Giorgio SA 15 13702 262322
Pratola Serra AV 15 3764 266086
Montella AV 15 7780 273866
Castelvetere sul Calore AV 15 1615 275481
Prata di Principato Ultra AV 15 2944 278425
Montemarano AV 15 2851 281276
San Cipriano Picentino SA 15 6631 287907
Moschiano AV 16 1673 289580
Cassano Irpino AV 16 982 290562
Pellezzano SA 16 10965 301527
Giffoni Sei Casali SA 16 5264 306791
Sant'Angelo a Scala AV 16 730 307521
San Mango sul Calore AV 16 1185 308706
Roccapiemonte SA 16 9060 317766
Quindici AV 16 1938 319704
San Mango Piemonte SA 17 2649 322353
Lapio AV 17 1572 323925
Tufo AV 17 889 324814
Giffoni Valle Piana SA 17 12001 336815
Taurano AV 18 1546 338361
Altavilla Irpina AV 18 4196 342557
Lauro AV 18 3509 346066
Pietrastornina AV 18 1553 347619
Montemiletto AV 18 5313 352932
Santa Paolina AV 19 1256 354188
Castelfranci AV 19 2041 356229
Nocera Superiore SA 19 24263 380492
Sarno SA 19 31529 412021
Mugnano del Cardinale AV 19 5373 417394
Bagnoli Irpino AV 19 3217 420611
Luogosano AV 20 1187 421798
Torre Le Nocelle AV 20 1324 423122
Taurasi AV 20 2377 425499

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
8 Km SE of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
21 Km NE of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
21 Km NE of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
29 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
30 Km NW of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
31 Km S of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
35 Km NE of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
41 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
41 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
41 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
42 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
45 Km E of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
47 Km E of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
49 Km SE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
50 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
55 Km E of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
55 Km E of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
55 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
63 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
90 Km SW of Foggia (151991 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 		ML 1.8 2021-10-03
17:02:57		 40.8548 14.8422 10 2022-03-30
13:04:33		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 100419001
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.8 2021-10-03
17:02:57		 40.853 14.8427 10 2021-10-03
17:44:44		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 96178871
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-10-03 17:02:57 ± 0.09
Latitude 40.8548 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.8422 ± 0.0048
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 100419001

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 675
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 139
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 16
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 670.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 123
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 33
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.59445
Number of stations at which the event was observed 25
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 24
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 100419001
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-02-01 00:27:42

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 96178871
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-10-03 17:44:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:12.16 3.0 negative manual P 0.03 0
IX.SRN3.HHZ.02 2021-10-03T17:03:09.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 128 65.9895 50 -0.12 90
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:09.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 19 31.5462 50 0.28 69
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:09.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 76 31.746 50 0.52 65
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2021-10-03T17:03:09.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 114 32.2455 50 0.48 66
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:09.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 310 30.2475 50 0.53 65
IX.RSF3.HNZ.02 2021-10-03T17:03:08.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 66 30.5472 50 -0.45 67
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:07.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 136 56.1993 50 -0.23 67
IX.LGS3.HNZ.01 2021-10-03T17:03:06.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 40 19.1697 117 0.92 57
IX.NSC3.EHZ.02 2021-10-03T17:03:06.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 92 23.5542 112 0.06 73
IV.PSB1.HNE. 2021-10-03T17:03:05.19 1.0 undecidable manual P 356 40.9257 50 -0.36 22
IV.VTIR.HHZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:05.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 261 35.5422 50 0.35 68
IX.SSB3.HHZ.02 2021-10-03T17:03:05.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 52 40.8258 50 0.17 93
IV.VBKN.HHZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:04.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 266 34.743 50 0.34 91
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:04.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 334 40.5261 50 -0.81 76
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:04.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 19 31.5462 50 0.03 97
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:04.87 0.6 undecidable manual P 60 38.2284 50 -0.25 46
IV.VCRE.HHZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:04.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 264 34.743 50 0.31 68
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2021-10-03T17:03:04.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 114 32.2455 50 -0.01 97
IV.VVDG.HHE. 2021-10-03T17:03:04.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 267 35.1426 50 0.13 71
IX.CMP3.HNE.02 2021-10-03T17:03:04.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 138 30.1476 50 0.3 92
IX.SALI.HNZ.01 2021-10-03T17:03:03.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 73 29.5482 50 -0.17 71
IX.MNT3.EHZ.02 2021-10-03T17:03:03.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 98 13.9749 125 0.09 74
IX.LIO3.HHZ.02 2021-10-03T17:03:03.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 81 28.749 50 -0.19 71
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:03.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 310 30.2475 50 -0.4 90
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:03.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 106 28.5492 50 -0.17 71
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:03.94 0.1 positive manual P 76 31.746 50 -0.18 94
IX.RSF3.HNZ.02 2021-10-03T17:03:03.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 66 30.5472 50 -0.45 89
IV.NL9.EHZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:02.79 0.6 undecidable manual P 286 25.9518 110 -0.39 45
IX.NSC3.EHZ.02 2021-10-03T17:03:02.51 0.1 positive manual P 92 23.5542 112 -0.21 95
IT.AVL.HNZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:02.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 328 8.88 137 0.03 76
IX.LGS3.HNZ.01 2021-10-03T17:03:02.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 40 19.1697 117 0.07 98
IX.MNT3.EHZ.02 2021-10-03T17:03:00.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 98 13.9749 125 -0.04 100
IT.AVL.HNZ. 2021-10-03T17:03:00.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 328 8.88 137 -0.15 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IX.NSC3.EHE.02 ML:1.8 0.00040300000000000004 0.68 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:07.58
IX.NSC3.EHN.02 ML:1.7 0.00032299999999999994 0.72 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:08.19
IV.MCRV.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0005729999999999999 0.56 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:10.44
IV.MCRV.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00020950000000000002 0.6 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:10.62
IV.MRB1.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000359 1.58 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:11.03
IX.SNR3.EHN.02 ML:2.1 0.0005484999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:11.35
IV.PAOL.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0003195 0.78 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:11.24
IV.VTIR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00026450000000000003 0.78 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:12.53
IV.VBKN.HHE. ML:2.4 0.001095 0.9 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:12.68
IV.VTIR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0004075 0.66 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:12.86
IV.VITU.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0003015 0.3 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:12.55
IV.PAOL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000449 0.36 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:12.85
IV.PAOL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0003255 0.44 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:13.24
IV.PAOL.HNN. ML:2.0 0.0005435000000000001 0.64 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:13.67
IV.CAFE.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008485 0.44 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:14.40
IX.SSB3.HHN.02 ML:1.4 0.00008269999999999999 0.66 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:14.77
IV.MRB1.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0007204999999999999 0.44 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:14.93
IX.SNR3.EHE.02 ML:1.8 0.00028700000000000004 0.78 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:14.57
IV.SNAL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002515 1.56 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:16.19
IV.SNAL.HNN. ML:1.8 0.0002595 1.58 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:16.19
IV.CAFE.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00013350000000000002 0.42 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:16.42
IV.SNAL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002255 1.22 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:18.77
IV.SNAL.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0002325 1.2 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:18.77
IX.SSB3.HHE.02 ML:1.5 0.00010355000000000001 0.46 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:18.53
IV.VBKN.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0010025 0.76 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:21.57
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000044550000000000005 0.26 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:22.83
IV.VITU.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002565 1.42 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:23.75
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000033549999999999996 1.48 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:23.07
IX.SRN3.HHE.02 ML:1.7 0.0000839 1.66 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:24.07
IX.SRN3.HHN.02 ML:1.7 0.00009415000000000001 1.56 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:25.81
IV.VAGA.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000028949999999999996 0.66 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:31.64
IV.VAGA.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00006840000000000001 1.46 AML other m 2021-10-03T17:03:33.88
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