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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 18-02-2022 and time 15:03:40 (UTC) in region 2 km E Caposele (AV)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Caposele (AV), on

  • 18-02-2022 15:03:40 (UTC)
  • 18-02-2022 16:03:40 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8170, 15.2540 at 16 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 4 1537 5020
Calabritto AV 5 2391 7411
Laviano SA 6 1438 8849
Santomenna SA 6 443 9292
Castelnuovo di Conza SA 6 619 9911
Conza della Campania AV 8 1373 11284
Valva SA 9 1643 12927
Lioni AV 9 6201 19128
Senerchia AV 9 842 19970
Sant'Andrea di Conza AV 11 1539 21509
Colliano SA 11 3638 25147
Morra De Sanctis AV 12 1297 26444
Pescopagano PZ 12 1910 28354
Cairano AV 13 326 28680
Oliveto Citra SA 14 3802 32482
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi AV 14 4250 36732
Andretta AV 14 1927 38659
Bagnoli Irpino AV 16 3217 41876
Castelgrande PZ 16 943 42819
Guardia Lombardi AV 16 1718 44537
Nusco AV 16 4203 48740
Rocca San Felice AV 17 851 49591
Palomonte SA 18 3985 53576
Calitri AV 18 4666 58242
Torella dei Lombardi AV 18 2144 60386
Acerno SA 18 2783 63169
Contursi Terme SA 19 3394 66563

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
32 Km NE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
40 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
44 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
48 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
51 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
53 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)
76 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
83 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)
99 Km W of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.7 2022-02-18
15:03:40		 40.8168 15.2538 16 2022-07-08
12:33:43		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 103108951
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2022-02-18
15:03:40		 40.8192 15.2665 16 2022-02-18
15:28:28		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 101114131
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-02-18 15:03:40 ± 0.13
Latitude 40.8168 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.2538 ± 0.0071
Depth (km) 16 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 103108951

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 620
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 49
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 59
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 620.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 57
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 26
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07285
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.32915
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:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 103108951
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-12 08:41:03

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 101114131
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-02-18 15:28:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IX.MNT3.HNZ.02 2022-02-18T15:03:48.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 276 20.868 116 0.12 49
IX.CLT3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:03:48.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 53 15.873 126 0.99 37
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:03:48.30 0.1 undecidable manual S 109 20.868 116 -0.11 97
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:03:47.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 173 36.5412 102 -0.04 72
IX.SALI.HNZ.01 2022-02-18T15:03:47.31 0.1 undecidable manual S 334 13.9749 130 0.44 92
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:03:47.17 0.1 undecidable manual S 156 15.7731 126 -0.07 98
IX.RSF3.HNZ.02 2022-02-18T15:03:47.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 338 17.5713 122 -0.34 70
IX.LIO3.HNZ.02 2022-02-18T15:03:46.00 0.1 undecidable manual S 325 10.7781 139 -0.27 95
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:03:46.83 0.1 undecidable manual S 343 12.5763 134 0.23 97
IV.SGO.HNZ. 2022-02-18T15:03:46.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 28.749 107 0.25 70
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:03:46.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 210 10.3785 140 0.35 71
IX.RDM3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:03:45.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 75 24.5532 111 -0.08 97
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:03:45.49 0.1 undecidable manual S 242 8.0808 148 -0.35 94
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:03:45.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 356 23.4543 112 0.04 98
IX.CMP3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:03:45.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 219 23.3544 112 0.34 69
IX.CLT3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:03:44.30 0.3 undecidable manual P 53 15.873 126 0.09 74
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:03:44.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 109 20.868 116 -0.2 96
IX.RSF3.HNZ.02 2022-02-18T15:03:44.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 17.5713 122 -0.25 72
IX.MNT3.HNZ.02 2022-02-18T15:03:44.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 276 20.868 116 0.01 74
IX.SALI.HNZ.01 2022-02-18T15:03:44.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 334 13.9749 130 0.03 100
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:03:44.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 156 15.7731 126 -0.06 99
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:03:43.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 343 12.5763 134 -0.07 100
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:03:43.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 210 10.3785 140 0.27 96
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:03:43.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 242 8.0808 148 -0.12 99
IX.VDS3.HNZ.01 2022-02-18T15:03:43.91 0.6 undecidable manual P 120 16.7721 123 -0.43 46
IX.LIO3.HNZ.02 2022-02-18T15:03:43.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 325 10.7781 139 -0.28 72
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCRV.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001665 0.18 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:45.66
IV.MCRV.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0010699999999999998 0.12 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:45.75
IX.COL3.HHE.02 ML:1.9 0.000583 0.16 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:47.49
IX.SNR3.EHN.02 ML:1.9 0.0006944999999999999 1.68 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:48.05
IX.COL3.HHN.02 ML:1.8 0.0004925000000000001 0.12 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:48.09
IV.SNAL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00032194095 0.2432 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:48.38
IV.SNAL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0003615 0.32 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:48.46
IV.SNAL.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0003375 0.32 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:48.47
IX.SNR3.EHE.02 ML:1.7 0.000477 1 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:48.36
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00016350000000000002 0.2 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:48.52
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000177 0.16 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:48.67
IV.SNAL.HNN. ML:1.6 0.000364 0.44 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:49.44
IX.SNR3.HNE.01 ML:1.7 0.0004268728 0.1536 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:48.36
IX.SNR3.HNN.01 ML:1.9 0.00075649165 0.32 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:47.88
IX.COL3.HNE.01 ML:1.8 0.0005305364999999999 0.1408 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:47.42
IX.COL3.HNN.01 ML:1.8 0.0004919923499999999 0.128 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:47.23
IV.MRLC.HNE. ML:1.1 0.000082232 0.1664 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:48.67
IV.MRLC.HNN. ML:1.1 0.000075361455 0.2304 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:03:48.52
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