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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 18-02-2022 and time 15:30:54 (UTC) in region 1 km SW Caposele (AV)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 1 km SW Caposele (AV), on

  • 18-02-2022 15:30:54 (UTC)
  • 18-02-2022 16:30:54 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8100, 15.2220 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 1 3483 3483
Calabritto AV 3 2391 5874
Teora AV 5 1537 7411
Laviano SA 8 1438 8849
Senerchia AV 8 842 9691
Lioni AV 8 6201 15892
Santomenna SA 8 443 16335
Castelnuovo di Conza SA 9 619 16954
Valva SA 9 1643 18597
Conza della Campania AV 11 1373 19970
Colliano SA 11 3638 23608
Morra De Sanctis AV 13 1297 24905
Bagnoli Irpino AV 13 3217 28122
Oliveto Citra SA 13 3802 31924
Sant'Andrea di Conza AV 13 1539 33463
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi AV 14 4250 37713
Nusco AV 14 4203 41916
Pescopagano PZ 15 1910 43826
Acerno SA 16 2783 46609
Cairano AV 16 326 46935
Andretta AV 16 1927 48862
Guardia Lombardi AV 16 1718 50580
Rocca San Felice AV 17 851 51431
Torella dei Lombardi AV 17 2144 53575
Montella AV 18 7780 61355
Palomonte SA 18 3985 65340
Cassano Irpino AV 18 982 66322
Contursi Terme SA 18 3394 69716
Castelgrande PZ 18 943 70659
Campagna SA 19 16703 87362

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km NE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
38 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
42 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
45 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
51 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
59 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
64 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
73 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
73 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
77 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
98 Km S of San Severo (53905 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 1.4 2022-02-18
15:30:54		 40.8102 15.222 16 2022-07-08
12:33:53		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 104269131
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-02-18 15:30:54 ± 0.2
Latitude 40.8102 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.2220 ± 0.0107
Depth (km) 16 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 104269131

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 893
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 334
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 50
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 890.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 61
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 25
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04946
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.32645
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 104269131
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-06 15:04:48
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:31:07.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 169 36.2415 102 0.24 46
IX.RDM3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:31:05.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 75 27.3504 108 1.18 32
IV.CAFE.HHN. 2022-02-18T15:31:04.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 3 24.1536 111 0.4 45
IX.CLT3.EHN.02 2022-02-18T15:31:03.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 56 18.4704 120 0.85 38
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:31:02.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 105 23.1546 112 -0.85 38
IX.COL3.HHE.02 2022-02-18T15:31:01.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 146 16.3725 124 -0.35 46
IX.SALI.HNE. 2022-02-18T15:31:01.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 345 13.7751 130 0.37 46
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:31:01.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 355 12.876 133 0.01 49
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:31:01.45 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 36.2415 102 -0.16 69
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:31:01.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 197 8.5803 146 0.78 40
IX.RSF3.HNE.02 2022-02-18T15:31:01.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 347 17.5713 122 -0.55 44
IX.RDM3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:31:00.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 75 27.3504 108 0.47 66
IX.LIO3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:31:00.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 340 10.2786 141 -0.28 48
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:30:59.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 105 23.1546 112 -0.64 62
IV.CAFE.HHN. 2022-02-18T15:30:59.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 3 24.1536 111 -0.08 72
IV.MCRV.HHN. 2022-02-18T15:30:59.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 236 5.4945 157 -0.13 49
IX.MNT3.EHN.02 2022-02-18T15:30:59.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 279 18.3705 120 0.25 70
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:30:58.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 197 8.5803 146 0.36 93
IX.CLT3.EHN.02 2022-02-18T15:30:58.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 56 18.4704 120 -0.13 72
IX.RSF3.HNE.02 2022-02-18T15:30:58.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 347 17.5713 122 -0.35 69
IX.COL3.HHE.02 2022-02-18T15:30:58.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 146 16.3725 124 -0.28 70
IX.SALI.HNE. 2022-02-18T15:30:58.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 345 13.7751 130 -0.02 99
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:30:58.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 355 12.876 133 -0.13 97
IV.MCRV.HHN. 2022-02-18T15:30:57.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 236 5.4945 157 0.02 100
IX.LIO3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:30:57.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 340 10.2786 141 -0.26 71
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SNAL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000253 0.84 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:31:01.63
IV.SNAL.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00026149999999999996 0.84 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:31:01.64
IX.SNR3.EHN.02 ML:1.6 0.0004205 0.32 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:31:02.28
IV.SNAL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00023600000000000002 0.32 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:31:02.86
IV.SNAL.HNE. ML:1.4 0.000217 0.32 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:31:02.87
IX.SNR3.EHE.02 ML:1.5 0.0003105 1 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:31:02.76
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00011630000000000001 1.8 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:31:03.91
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001245 1.82 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:31:03.06
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000039599999999999994 0.66 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:31:08.62
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:0.7 0.00001765 0.6 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:31:09.52
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