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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.3 on date 20-12-2021 and time 11:31:27 (UTC) in region 5 km S San Potito Sannitico (CE)

A magnitude ML 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 5 km S San Potito Sannitico (CE), on

  • 20-12-2021 11:31:27 (UTC)
  • 20-12-2021 12:31:27 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.2970, 14.3880 at 9 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
Gioia Sannitica CE 5 3638 3638
San Potito Sannitico CE 5 1925 5563
Alife CE 6 7616 13179
Piedimonte Matese CE 7 11297 24476
Dragoni CE 7 2108 26584
Alvignano CE 7 4824 31408
Castello del Matese CE 8 1494 32902
Faicchio BN 8 3634 36536
Ruviano CE 10 1655 38191
Puglianello BN 10 1349 39540
San Gregorio Matese CE 10 988 40528
San Salvatore Telesino BN 11 3999 44527
Cusano Mutri BN 11 4091 48618
Baia e Latina CE 11 2197 50815
Amorosi BN 12 2797 53612
Liberi CE 12 1153 54765
Sant'Angelo d'Alife CE 13 2270 57035
San Lorenzello BN 13 2227 59262
Caiazzo CE 13 5595 64857
Castel Campagnano CE 14 1581 66438
Roccaromana CE 14 856 67294
Castel di Sasso CE 14 1171 68465
Cerreto Sannita BN 14 3940 72405
Raviscanina CE 15 1319 73724
Telese Terme BN 15 7486 81210
Pietraroja BN 15 545 81755
Piana di Monte Verna CE 15 2390 84145
Castelvenere BN 15 2562 86707
Formicola CE 16 1488 88195
Pontelatone CE 16 1703 89898
Pietramelara CE 17 4722 94620
Limatola BN 17 4073 98693
Solopaca BN 18 3820 102513
Melizzano BN 18 1858 104371
Valle Agricola CE 18 890 105261
Guardia Sanframondi BN 18 5078 110339
Ailano CE 19 1369 111708
Dugenta BN 19 2798 114506
Pietravairano CE 19 2984 117490
Giano Vetusto CE 19 647 118137
Frasso Telesino BN 19 2318 120455
Camigliano CE 19 1943 122398
Castel Morrone CE 20 3858 126256
Campochiaro CB 20 646 126902
Pastorano CE 20 3033 129935

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km N of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
38 Km NW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
39 Km NE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
39 Km N of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
42 Km N of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
44 Km NE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
44 Km N of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
47 Km NE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
52 Km N of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
53 Km N of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
54 Km N of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
55 Km NW of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
56 Km NE of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
62 Km N of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
67 Km N of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
71 Km NW of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
75 Km NW of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
94 Km W of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
98 Km W 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 2.3 2021-12-20
11:31:27		 41.2967 14.3877 9 2022-03-30
13:04:32		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 100008851
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.3 2021-12-20
11:31:28		 41.3023 14.3712 8 2021-12-20
11:37:14		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 98751651
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-12-20 11:31:27 ± 0.09
Latitude 41.2967 ± 0.0063
Longitude 14.3877 ± 0.0072
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 100008851

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 528
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 446
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 15
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 540.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 63
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.80849
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 20
Magnitudes information

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 44
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 100008851
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-22 15:23:18

ML:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 44
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98751651
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-20 11:37:14
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2021-12-20T11:31:46.09 3.0 positive manual P -2.04 0
IV.VVLD.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:43.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 315 89.7435 50 -0.33 61
IV.LRP.EHN. 2021-12-20T11:31:42.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 301 77.0673 50 1.06 47
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:40.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 103 36.2415 50 0.31 45
IV.POFI.HNE. 2021-12-20T11:31:40.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 310 72.9714 50 -0.21 64
IV.CAAM.HHN. 2021-12-20T11:31:39.41 0.6 undecidable manual P 201 56.6988 50 1.1 32
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:39.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 32 32.5452 50 0.36 45
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:38.34 0.6 undecidable manual P 112 52.1034 50 0.74 38
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:38.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 67 28.749 107 0.65 62
IV.VVDG.HHE. 2021-12-20T11:31:38.34 0.6 undecidable manual P 177 51.2154 50 0.88 36
IV.GATE.HNN. 2021-12-20T11:31:37.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 61 49.7169 50 0.05 69
IV.TST01.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:37.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 360 50.1165 50 -0.1 69
IV.CERA.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:36.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 318 45.4212 50 0.09 93
IV.RNI2.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:36.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 337 49.1175 50 -0.35 65
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:36.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 122 23.8539 110 0 49
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:35.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 18.3705 115 0.23 47
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:35.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 344 39.8268 50 -0.6 62
IV.PIGN.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:35.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 238 20.3685 113 0.02 49
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:34.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 153 33.0447 50 -0.45 66
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:34.35 0.1 positive manual P 32 32.5452 50 -0.23 92
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:34.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 103 36.2415 50 -0.27 68
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:33.60 0.1 positive manual P 67 28.749 107 -0.25 92
IV.PTRJ.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:33.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 58 13.9749 122 0.42 46
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:32.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 356 9.9789 131 0.22 48
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:32.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 122 23.8539 110 -0.54 87
IV.PIGN.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:32.21 0.1 positive manual P 238 20.3685 113 -0.06 97
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:31.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 316 18.3705 115 0.07 97
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:30.47 0.1 negative manual P 356 9.9789 131 -0.02 100
IV.PTRJ.HHZ. 2021-12-20T11:31:30.82 0.1 positive manual P 58 13.9749 122 -0.3 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SGG.HNN. ML:2.6 0.004885 0.44 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:34.34
IV.SGG.HHN. ML:2.6 0.005015 0.42 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:34.33
IV.SGG.HHE. ML:2.6 0.004849999999999999 1.14 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:34.38
IV.SGG.HNE. ML:2.5 0.004575 1.14 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:34.39
IV.VITU.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0022949999999999997 0.48 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:38.26
IV.VITU.HNN. ML:2.6 0.0022800000000000003 0.48 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:38.26
IV.VITU.HHE. ML:2.5 0.0019199999999999998 0.3 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:38.82
IV.PIGN.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0010899999999999998 0.56 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:39.09
IV.PIGN.HNE. ML:2.1 0.001009 0.54 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:39.09
IV.VAGA.HNE. ML:2.4 0.0022800000000000003 1 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:39.72
IV.VAGA.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0023850000000000004 1 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:39.72
IV.VAGA.HHN. ML:2.8 0.004875 0.5 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:40.61
IV.VAGA.HNN. ML:2.8 0.004695 0.5 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:40.61
IV.PAOL.HHE. ML:2.4 0.001175 0.4 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:40.97
IV.PAOL.HNE. ML:2.4 0.0011065 0.38 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:40.97
IV.PIGN.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0006835 0.7 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:41.58
IV.PIGN.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0007095000000000001 0.7 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:41.59
IV.SACR.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0012350000000000002 1.32 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:41.69
IV.SACR.HNE. ML:2.4 0.0012250000000000002 1.32 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:41.03
IV.VITU.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0007655000000000001 1.1 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:41.98
IV.SACR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0007325 0.6 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:42.35
IV.BSSO.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0009570000000000001 0.42 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:42.52
IV.BSSO.HNE. ML:2.3 0.000954 0.42 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:42.52
IV.BSSO.HHN. ML:2.3 0.000984 1.52 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:42.14
IV.BSSO.HNN. ML:2.3 0.0009545 1.5 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:42.15
IV.PSB1.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0006039999999999999 0.78 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:43.68
IV.PSB1.HNN. ML:2.2 0.000607 0.8 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:43.69
IV.PAOL.HNN. ML:2.2 0.000747 0.72 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:43.76
IV.PAOL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0007794999999999999 0.74 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:43.76
IV.SACR.HNN. ML:2.2 0.0007545 0.42 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:43.86
IV.PSB1.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0005545 1.4 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:43.17
IV.PSB1.HNE. ML:2.1 0.000546 1.42 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:43.88
IV.MIDA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00037749999999999996 0.88 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:45.04
IV.MIDA.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0005425 0.76 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:47.63
IV.MIDA.HNE. ML:2.2 0.0005480000000000001 0.76 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:47.63
IV.MIDA.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0004575 0.98 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:47.92
IV.RNI2.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0006129999999999999 0.98 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:52.47
IV.RNI2.HNE. ML:2.4 0.0006274999999999999 0.98 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:52.48
IV.CERA.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0005204999999999999 0.54 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:53.16
IV.CERA.HNE. ML:2.2 0.000496 0.56 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:53.16
IV.CERA.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0005340000000000001 1.5 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:53.20
IV.CERA.HNN. ML:2.2 0.000528 1.5 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:53.20
IV.RNI2.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00035299999999999996 0.7 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:59.59
IV.RNI2.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0003325 0.68 AML other m 2021-12-20T11:31:59.60
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