Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.1 on date 16-10-2021 and time 17:56:52 (UTC) in region Vesuvio

A magnitude Md 1.1 earthquake occured in region: Vesuvio, on

  • 16-10-2021 17:56:52 (UTC)
  • 16-10-2021 19:56:52 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8210, 14.4300 at 0 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli).

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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
Ottaviano NA 5 23860 23860
Massa di Somma NA 5 5444 29304
San Sebastiano al Vesuvio NA 5 9196 38500
Boscotrecase NA 6 10363 48863
Somma Vesuviana NA 6 35233 84096
Trecase NA 6 9097 93193
Sant'Anastasia NA 6 27671 120864
Terzigno NA 6 18968 139832
Pollena Trocchia NA 6 13562 153394
Boscoreale NA 6 28072 181466
Portici NA 6 55274 236740
Torre del Greco NA 7 86275 323015
San Giuseppe Vesuviano NA 7 30657 353672
Torre Annunziata NA 7 42789 396461
Ercolano NA 7 53709 450170
Cercola NA 7 18267 468437
San Giorgio a Cremano NA 8 45557 513994
Poggiomarino NA 10 21976 535970
San Gennaro Vesuviano NA 10 11966 547936
Volla NA 10 23755 571691
Pompei NA 10 25358 597049
Pomigliano d'Arco NA 10 39922 636971
Castello di Cisterna NA 11 7869 644840
Brusciano NA 11 16466 661306
Scafati SA 11 50787 712093
Scisciano NA 12 5994 718087
Mariglianella NA 12 7787 725874
Palma Campania NA 12 15978 741852
Marigliano NA 12 30157 772009
Saviano NA 12 15982 787991
San Vitaliano NA 12 6461 794452
Striano NA 13 8397 802849
Casalnuovo di Napoli NA 13 49855 852704
Santa Maria la Carità NA 13 11722 864426
Carbonara di Nola NA 14 2429 866855
San Marzano sul Sarno SA 14 10442 877297
Nola NA 14 34431 911728
San Paolo Bel Sito NA 14 3513 915241
Angri SA 15 34002 949243
Castellammare di Stabia NA 15 66466 1015709
Sant'Antonio Abate NA 15 19743 1035452
Acerra NA 15 59573 1095025
Domicella AV 15 1862 1096887
San Valentino Torio SA 15 10947 1107834
Liveri NA 15 1607 1109441
Casoria NA 15 77642 1187083
Napoli NA 15 974074 2161157
Afragola NA 15 65057 2226214
Marzano di Nola AV 16 1727 2227941
Cimitile NA 16 7280 2235221
Casavatore NA 16 18661 2253882
Sarno SA 16 31529 2285411
Lettere NA 16 6188 2291599
Casamarciano NA 16 3289 2294888
Casola di Napoli NA 16 3898 2298786
Gragnano NA 16 29136 2327922
Arzano NA 17 34886 2362808
Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino SA 17 8909 2371717
Pago del Vallo di Lauro AV 17 1830 2373547
Camposano NA 17 5333 2378880
Vico Equense NA 17 20969 2399849
Corbara SA 18 2545 2402394
Visciano NA 18 4454 2406848
Pimonte NA 18 5980 2412828
Comiziano NA 18 1814 2414642
Cardito NA 18 22755 2437397
Pagani SA 18 35834 2473231
Lauro AV 18 3509 2476740
Cicciano NA 19 12906 2489646
Caivano NA 19 37879 2527525
Taurano AV 19 1546 2529071
Tufino NA 19 3776 2532847
Frattamaggiore NA 19 30329 2563176
Quindici AV 19 1938 2565114
Crispano NA 19 12354 2577468
Grumo Nevano NA 19 18061 2595529
Meta NA 20 8015 2603544
Nocera Inferiore SA 20 46043 2649587
Casandrino NA 20 14336 2663923

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)
11 Km NW of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
15 Km N of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
15 Km SE of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
15 Km SE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
15 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
15 Km SE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
22 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
23 Km SE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
25 Km SE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
27 Km NW of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
29 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
30 Km S of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
32 Km NW of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
33 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
45 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
52 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 1.1 2021-10-16
17:56:52
40.8208 14.4305 0 2021-10-16
18:22:24
Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli) 96655251
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-10-16 17:56:52
Latitude 40.8208
Longitude 14.4305
Depth (km) 0 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-OV#SiSmi
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 96655251

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) 200.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 117
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) 0.09
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
Magnitude information

Md:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 96655251
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-10-16 18:22:24
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