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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 16-02-2022 and time 17:40:11 (Italy) in region 1 km W Sassinoro (BN)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 1 km W Sassinoro (BN), on

  • 16-02-2022 16:40:11 (UTC)
  • 16-02-2022 17:40:11 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.3720, 14.6520 at 13 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
Sassinoro BN 1 618 618
Morcone BN 4 4932 5550
Sepino CB 5 1964 7514
Santa Croce del Sannio BN 7 927 8441
Pietraroja BN 9 545 8986
San Giuliano del Sannio CB 10 1029 10015
Pontelandolfo BN 10 2167 12182
Cercepiccola CB 10 681 12863
Campolattaro BN 11 1072 13935
Cercemaggiore CB 12 3777 17712
Guardiaregia CB 12 801 18513
San Lupo BN 12 801 19314
Cusano Mutri BN 12 4091 23405
Cerreto Sannita BN 13 3940 27345
Casalduni BN 13 1378 28723
Circello BN 13 2388 31111
Guardia Sanframondi BN 13 5078 36189
Castelpagano BN 14 1483 37672
San Lorenzo Maggiore BN 14 2154 39826
San Lorenzello BN 14 2227 42053
Vinchiaturo CB 15 3324 45377
Campochiaro CB 15 646 46023
Colle Sannita BN 15 2431 48454
Mirabello Sannitico CB 16 2180 50634
San Polo Matese CB 16 470 51104
Fragneto Monforte BN 17 1840 52944
Fragneto l'Abate BN 17 1049 53993
Reino BN 17 1210 55203
Gildone CB 17 809 56012
Castelvenere BN 17 2562 58574
Faicchio BN 18 3634 62208
Ponte BN 18 2580 64788
Ferrazzano CB 18 3344 68132
Baranello CB 19 2673 70805
Colle d'Anchise CB 19 807 71612
Gioia Sannitica CE 19 3638 75250
Paupisi BN 19 1633 76883
Bojano CB 20 8058 84941
Telese Terme BN 20 7486 92427
San Salvatore Telesino BN 20 3999 96426

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km NW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
42 Km NE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
52 Km N of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
53 Km NE of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
58 Km NE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
58 Km NE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
60 Km NE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
62 Km NE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
65 Km NE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
70 Km SW of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
75 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
77 Km N of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Battipaglia (50786 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 1.4 2022-02-16
16:40:11		 41.3717 14.6518 13 2022-07-08
12:33:30		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 101107461
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2022-02-16
16:40:10		 41.3947 14.6635 27 2022-02-16
16:44:31		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 101052711
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-02-16 16:40:11 ± 0.17
Latitude 41.3717 ± 0.0072
Longitude 14.6518 ± 0.0096
Depth (km) 13 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 101107461

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 756
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 385
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 201
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 760.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 80
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04766
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40200
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 101107461
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-22 13:46:55

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 101052711
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-02-16 16:44:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2022-02-16T16:40:21.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 54 26.6511 99 0.27 47
IV.MIDA.HNZ. 2022-02-16T16:40:21.04 0.6 undecidable manual P 312 44.622 94 0.98 35
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2022-02-16T16:40:20.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 274 22.755 102 0.49 45
IV.MOCO.HNE. 2022-02-16T16:40:20.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 90 42.1245 94 0.6 42
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2022-02-16T16:40:20.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 141 21.1677 104 0.22 73
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2022-02-16T16:40:20.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 185 20.9679 104 0.42 46
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2022-02-16T16:40:19.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 346 19.9689 105 -0.06 75
IV.PTRJ.HHZ. 2022-02-16T16:40:17.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 265 10.2786 131 0.26 49
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2022-02-16T16:40:17.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 54 26.6511 99 -0.02 75
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2022-02-16T16:40:16.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 58 5.2947 152 0.14 77
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2022-02-16T16:40:16.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 185 20.9679 104 -0.33 71
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2022-02-16T16:40:16.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 274 22.755 102 -0.43 70
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2022-02-16T16:40:16.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 141 21.1677 104 -0.27 96
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2022-02-16T16:40:15.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 346 19.9689 105 -0.39 70
IV.PTRJ.HHZ. 2022-02-16T16:40:14.81 0.1 positive manual P 265 10.2786 131 -0.16 100
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2022-02-16T16:40:14.20 0.1 negative manual P 58 5.2947 152 -0.29 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PTRJ.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00050922735 0.4352 AML other m 2022-02-16T16:40:18.34
IV.SACR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00023249999999999999 1.66 AML other m 2022-02-16T16:40:18.01
IV.SACR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000241 0.64 AML other m 2022-02-16T16:40:19.32
IV.BSSO.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00013000000000000002 0.92 AML other m 2022-02-16T16:40:20.35
IV.BSSO.HNE. ML:1.3 0.0001402729 0.8576 AML other m 2022-02-16T16:40:20.22
IV.BSSO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00016230375 0.8064 AML other m 2022-02-16T16:40:20.92
IV.SGG.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002235 1.5 AML other m 2022-02-16T16:40:21.16
IV.VITU.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000297 0.48 AML other m 2022-02-16T16:40:22.33
IV.SGG.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000191 0.62 AML other m 2022-02-16T16:40:22.50
IV.VITU.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000188 1.02 AML other m 2022-02-16T16:40:23.09
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