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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 18-02-2022 and time 16:02:10 (Italy) in region 2 km E Caposele (AV)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Caposele (AV), on

  • 18-02-2022 15:02:10 (UTC)
  • 18-02-2022 16:02:10 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8220, 15.2540 at 17 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
Caposele AV 2 3483 3483
Teora AV 3 1537 5020
Calabritto AV 5 2391 7411
Castelnuovo di Conza SA 6 619 8030
Laviano SA 6 1438 9468
Santomenna SA 6 443 9911
Conza della Campania AV 8 1373 11284
Lioni AV 8 6201 17485
Valva SA 9 1643 19128
Senerchia AV 10 842 19970
Sant'Andrea di Conza AV 10 1539 21509
Colliano SA 11 3638 25147
Morra De Sanctis AV 11 1297 26444
Pescopagano PZ 12 1910 28354
Cairano AV 13 326 28680
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi AV 14 4250 32930
Andretta AV 14 1927 34857
Oliveto Citra SA 14 3802 38659
Guardia Lombardi AV 15 1718 40377
Bagnoli Irpino AV 16 3217 43594
Castelgrande PZ 16 943 44537
Nusco AV 16 4203 48740
Rocca San Felice AV 16 851 49591
Torella dei Lombardi AV 18 2144 51735
Calitri AV 18 4666 56401
Palomonte SA 18 3985 60386
Acerno SA 19 2783 63169
Contursi Terme SA 19 3394 66563
Cassano Irpino AV 20 982 67545

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
33 Km NE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
40 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
45 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
48 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
51 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
52 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
97 Km S of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
98 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 1.6 2022-02-18
15:02:10		 40.8217 15.2538 17 2022-07-08
12:33:43		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 103108851
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2022-02-18
15:02:10		 40.8148 15.2637 14 2022-02-18
15:16:22		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 101113881
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-02-18 15:02:10 ± 0.13
Latitude 40.8217 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.2538 ± 0.0083
Depth (km) 17 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 103108851

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 686
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 320
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 61
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 690.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 58
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07554
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.50452
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 103108851
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-12 08:38:24

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 101113881
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-02-18 15:16:22
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:02:20.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 55.9995 98 0.06 69
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:02:18.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 110 21.0678 119 -0.34 68
IX.SALI.HNZ.01 2022-02-18T15:02:17.77 0.3 undecidable manual S 333 13.4754 134 0.29 71
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:02:17.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 173 37.1295 104 -0.07 71
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:02:17.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 157 16.2726 128 -0.23 94
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:02:17.40 0.1 undecidable manual S 342 12.0768 138 0.18 97
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:02:17.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 208 10.878 141 0.47 69
IX.RSF3.HNZ.02 2022-02-18T15:02:17.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 338 17.0718 126 -0.46 68
IV.SGO.HNZ. 2022-02-18T15:02:16.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 171 29.3484 109 0.1 96
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:02:16.16 0.1 undecidable manual S 239 8.3805 149 -0.46 92
IX.LIO3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:02:16.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 324 10.3785 143 -0.46 69
IX.RDM3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:02:16.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 24.4533 114 0.44 91
IX.CMP3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:02:16.06 0.6 undecidable manual P 218 23.8539 115 0.17 48
IX.CLT3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:02:15.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 54 15.4734 129 0.41 69
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:02:15.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 356 22.9548 116 0.23 71
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:02:15.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 110 21.0678 119 -0.2 94
IX.MNT3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:02:15.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 275 20.868 119 0.17 96
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:02:14.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 342 12.0768 138 -0.02 100
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:02:14.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 208 10.878 141 0.23 96
IX.RSF3.HNZ.02 2022-02-18T15:02:14.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 338 17.0718 126 -0.16 96
IX.SALI.HNZ.01 2022-02-18T15:02:14.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 333 13.4754 134 0.1 99
IX.LIO3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:02:14.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 324 10.3785 143 -0.15 98
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:02:14.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 157 16.2726 128 -0.06 98
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:02:13.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 239 8.3805 149 -0.1 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IX.COL3.HHN.02 ML:1.9 0.000536 0.12 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:17.86
IV.SNAL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0003105 0.84 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:17.88
IX.COL3.HHE.02 ML:1.9 0.0005835 0.14 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:18.13
IX.SNR3.EHN.02 ML:1.8 0.000596 0.32 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:18.70
IV.SNAL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00034250000000000003 1.68 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:18.11
IV.SNAL.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0003185 1.68 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:18.12
IX.SNR3.EHE.02 ML:1.7 0.00044750000000000004 1 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:19.01
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001575 0.2 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:19.16
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00016499999999999997 0.16 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:19.31
IV.SNAL.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0003115 0.9 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:19.04
IX.MNT3.EHE.02 ML:1.3 0.00011399999999999999 0.46 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:20.81
IX.MNT3.EHN.02 ML:1.4 0.0001625 0.8 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:20.87
IV.CAFE.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001305 0.22 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:21.03
IV.CAFE.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00013550000000000001 0.88 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:22.49
IV.VULT.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00011824999999999999 0.86 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:22.52
IV.VULT.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000135 1.12 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:02:26.02
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