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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 22-12-2021 and time 04:45:32 (UTC) in region 4 km W Monteleone di Puglia (FG)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 4 km W Monteleone di Puglia (FG), on

  • 22-12-2021 04:45:32 (UTC)
  • 22-12-2021 05:45:32 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.1720, 15.2090 at 22 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
Monteleone di Puglia FG 4 1021 1021
Zungoli AV 5 1099 2120
Villanova del Battista AV 7 1690 3810
Savignano Irpino AV 7 1140 4950
Panni FG 8 804 5754
Anzano di Puglia FG 9 1284 7038
Greci AV 9 691 7729
Montaguto AV 9 423 8152
Ariano Irpino AV 10 22700 30852
Accadia FG 10 2376 33228
Scampitella AV 12 1234 34462
San Sossio Baronia AV 12 1643 36105
Flumeri AV 12 2963 39068
Vallesaccarda AV 12 1386 40454
San Nicola Baronia AV 13 771 41225
Orsara di Puglia FG 13 2767 43992
Trevico AV 14 993 44985
Castel Baronia AV 14 1129 46114
Bovino FG 14 3309 49423
Sant'Agata di Puglia FG 15 1959 51382
Melito Irpino AV 15 1920 53302
Montecalvo Irpino AV 15 3725 57027
Vallata AV 15 2714 59741
Carife AV 16 1408 61149
Deliceto FG 16 3828 64977
Grottaminarda AV 17 8137 73114
Celle di San Vito FG 17 166 73280
Faeto FG 17 627 73907
Castelfranco in Miscano BN 18 916 74823
Sturno AV 18 3080 77903
Ginestra degli Schiavoni BN 18 476 78379
Casalbore AV 19 1800 80179
Bonito AV 19 2448 82627
Castelluccio Valmaggiore FG 19 1318 83945
Frigento AV 20 3780 87725

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
36 Km E of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
43 Km SW of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
45 Km NE of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
59 Km S of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
59 Km W of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
66 Km N of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
67 Km NE of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
67 Km NE of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
74 Km NE of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
78 Km NW of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Manfredonia (57279 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
81 Km NE of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Andria (100440 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 1.5 2021-12-22
04:45:32		 41.1722 15.2093 22 2022-03-30
13:04:25		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 99279341
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2021-12-22
04:45:32		 41.1748 15.221 24 2021-12-22
04:52:45		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 98806331
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-12-22 04:45:32 ± 0.12
Latitude 41.1722 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.2093 ± 0.0096
Depth (km) 22 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 99279341

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 746
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 451
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 97
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 750.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09443
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.70597
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 19
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 23
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 99279341
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-04 16:04:46

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98806331
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-22 04:52:45
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2021-12-22T04:45:47.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 185 43.3233 109 -0.17 47
IV.SGRT.HHZ. 2021-12-22T04:45:46.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 34 78.366 99 -0.08 67
OT.OT04.EHE. 2021-12-22T04:45:45.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 27 68.1762 101 0.19 67
OT.OT07.EHE. 2021-12-22T04:45:44.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 40 65.49 102 0.17 67
IV.PSB1.HNE. 2021-12-22T04:45:44.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 280 33.744 115 -0.11 48
IX.LIO3.HHZ.02 2021-12-22T04:45:44.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 185 30.6471 118 -0.2 48
OT.OT06.EHZ. 2021-12-22T04:45:44.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 29 65.3901 102 0.19 67
IX.SALI.HNE.01 2021-12-22T04:45:43.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 185 26.9508 122 0.57 44
OT.OT05.EHZ. 2021-12-22T04:45:43.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 31 63.1923 102 -0.47 64
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2021-12-22T04:45:43.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 180 27.3504 122 0.16 48
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2021-12-22T04:45:42.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 272 48.4182 107 0.88 55
IX.RSF3.HNE.02 2021-12-22T04:45:42.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 187 23.2545 127 -0.38 46
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2021-12-22T04:45:42.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 255 20.868 130 0.26 48
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2021-12-22T04:45:41.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 172 16.1727 139 0.17 49
IX.NSC3.EHE. 2021-12-22T04:45:41.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 191 36.8298 113 0.82 39
IV.SACR.HNN. 2021-12-22T04:45:41.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 301 48.9177 106 -0.21 69
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2021-12-22T04:45:40.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 185 43.3233 109 -0.37 67
IV.SGTA.HHZ. 2021-12-22T04:45:40.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 108 13.6752 144 -0.11 50
IX.CLT3.EHN.02 2021-12-22T04:45:40.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 151 34.0437 115 0.73 61
IX.SSB3.HHZ.02 2021-12-22T04:45:40.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 171 10.4784 151 0.14 50
IV.PSB1.HNE. 2021-12-22T04:45:39.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 280 33.744 115 -0.28 70
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2021-12-22T04:45:38.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 255 20.868 130 -0.08 75
IX.RSF3.HNE.02 2021-12-22T04:45:38.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 187 23.2545 127 -0.4 69
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2021-12-22T04:45:38.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 180 27.3504 122 -0.1 73
IX.SALI.HNE.01 2021-12-22T04:45:38.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 185 26.9508 122 -0.03 74
IX.LIO3.HHZ.02 2021-12-22T04:45:38.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 185 30.6471 118 -0.5 45
IX.SSB3.HHZ.02 2021-12-22T04:45:37.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 10.4784 151 0.03 76
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2021-12-22T04:45:37.51 0.1 positive manual P 172 16.1727 139 -0.1 100
IV.SGTA.HHZ. 2021-12-22T04:45:37.28 0.1 positive manual P 108 13.6752 144 -0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SGTA.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00011922761999999999 0.24 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:41.17
IV.SGTA.HNN. ML:1.3 0.0001301208 0.2912 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:41.20
IX.SSB3.HHE.02 ML:1.4 0.000184 0.38 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:41.12
IV.CAFE.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0003 0.34 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:41.52
IV.CAFE.HNE. ML:1.7 0.000295 0.34 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:41.52
IV.SGTA.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00015890379999999998 0.2304 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:41.95
IV.SGTA.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00017999999999999998 0.22 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:41.85
IX.SSB3.HHN.02 ML:1.3 0.00014700770000000002 0.336 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:41.97
IV.MRB1.HNE. ML:1.8 0.000358 0.22 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:42.58
IV.MRB1.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000367 0.22 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:42.58
IV.MRB1.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00022869785 0.2208 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:42.57
IV.SNAL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00014216091 0.1984 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:43.98
IV.SNAL.HNN. ML:1.5 0.0001442054 0.1984 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:43.99
IV.CAFE.HNN. ML:1.2 0.000095128555 0.368 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:44.20
IV.CAFE.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00009262400000000001 0.3584 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:44.02
IV.SNAL.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0001567374 0.2784 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:44.24
IV.SNAL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00016784315 0.2784 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:44.10
IV.MRB1.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00021905615 0.3488 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:45.51
IV.MCRV.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00009851916499999999 0.2368 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:47.23
IV.MCRV.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00006746317 0.1408 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:47.86
IX.SSB3.HNN.01 ML:1.4 0.0001538698 0.384 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:48.50
IX.SSB3.HNE.01 ML:1.5 0.00021184184999999998 0.592 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:45:48.71
OT.OT05.EHN. ML:1.1 0.000023066415 0.64 AML other m 2021-12-22T04:46:08.99
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