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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 18-02-2022 and time 16:04:22 (UTC) 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 16:04:22 (UTC)
  • 18-02-2022 17:04:22 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8190, 15.2510 at 15 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
Castelnuovo di Conza SA 6 619 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 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 13 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
Bagnoli Irpino AV 15 3217 41876
Guardia Lombardi AV 16 1718 43594
Castelgrande PZ 16 943 44537
Nusco AV 16 4203 48740
Rocca San Felice AV 17 851 49591
Palomonte SA 18 3985 53576
Torella dei Lombardi AV 18 2144 55720
Calitri AV 18 4666 60386
Acerno SA 18 2783 63169
Contursi Terme SA 19 3394 66563
Cassano Irpino AV 20 982 67545
Montella AV 20 7780 75325

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)
66 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 E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
75 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)
81 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)
89 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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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
16:04:22		 40.8188 15.2512 15 2022-07-08
12:33:49		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 103753931
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2022-02-18
16:04:22		 40.8217 15.2708 14 2022-02-18
16:23:24		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 101115741
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-02-18 16:04:22 ± 0.15
Latitude 40.8188 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.2512 ± 0.0071
Depth (km) 15 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 103753931

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 670
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 239
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 247
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 670.0
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 27
Number of defining phases 25
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33185
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 103753931
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-04-25 09:10:09

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 101115741
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-02-18 16:23:24
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2022-02-18T16:04:38.16 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.65 0
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2022-02-18T16:04:32.87 3.0 negative manual P -0.37 0
IX.MNT3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T16:04:31.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 276 20.6682 114 0.4 68
IX.CLT3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T16:04:30.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 54 15.873 123 0.69 64
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-02-18T16:04:30.68 0.1 undecidable manual S 109 21.1677 113 -0.4 91
IX.RSF3.HNZ.02 2022-02-18T16:04:29.79 0.3 undecidable manual S 339 17.3715 120 -0.38 69
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T16:04:29.63 0.1 undecidable manual S 155 16.0728 123 -0.25 96
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2022-02-18T16:04:29.35 0.1 undecidable manual S 343 12.3765 132 0.26 96
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T16:04:29.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 208 10.4784 138 0.51 67
IX.SALI.HNZ.01 2022-02-18T16:04:29.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 334 13.6752 129 0.31 71
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-02-18T16:04:29.70 0.3 undecidable manual P 173 36.8298 100 -0.17 71
IX.LIO3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T16:04:28.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 326 10.4784 138 -0.47 68
IV.SGO.HNZ. 2022-02-18T16:04:28.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 29.0487 104 -0.04 73
IX.CMP3.HNZ.02 2022-02-18T16:04:28.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 218 23.4543 110 0.17 71
IX.RDM3.HNZ.02 2022-02-18T16:04:28.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 75 24.753 108 0.56 87
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2022-02-18T16:04:28.11 0.1 undecidable manual S 240 7.9809 147 -0.23 98
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-02-18T16:04:27.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 109 21.1677 113 -0.34 93
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2022-02-18T16:04:27.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 357 23.2545 110 0 74
IX.CLT3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T16:04:27.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 54 15.873 123 0.24 72
IX.MNT3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T16:04:27.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 276 20.6682 114 0.06 98
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T16:04:26.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 208 10.4784 138 0.2 96
IX.SALI.HNZ.01 2022-02-18T16:04:26.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 334 13.6752 129 -0.01 100
IX.RSF3.HNZ.02 2022-02-18T16:04:26.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 339 17.3715 120 -0.31 70
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T16:04:26.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 155 16.0728 123 -0.17 97
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2022-02-18T16:04:26.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 343 12.3765 132 -0.1 98
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2022-02-18T16:04:25.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 240 7.9809 147 -0.11 100
IX.LIO3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T16:04:25.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 326 10.4784 138 -0.27 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCRV.HHN. ML:2.3 0.002005 0.18 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:28.21
IV.MCRV.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00131 0.14 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:28.30
IV.SNAL.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0003685 0.76 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:29.80
IV.SNAL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00035499999999999996 0.82 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:29.80
IX.SNR3.HNN.01 ML:1.9 0.0007975 0.94 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:29.84
IX.COL3.HHE.02 ML:2.0 0.0007210000000000001 1.46 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:30.00
IX.SNR3.HNE.01 ML:1.8 0.0005855 1.1 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:30.82
IX.COL3.HHN.02 ML:1.9 0.0006129999999999999 0.12 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:30.61
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000165 1.5 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:30.05
IV.SNAL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000402 1.64 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:30.04
IV.SNAL.HNE. ML:1.6 0.000364 1.68 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:30.04
IX.SNR3.EHE.02 ML:1.8 0.0005620000000000001 1.1 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:30.91
IX.SNR3.EHN.02 ML:1.8 0.000682 0.74 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:31.07
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001835 1.52 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:31.95
IV.MRLC.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00009114999999999999 1.52 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:31.95
IV.MRLC.HNN. ML:1.2 0.0000909 0.32 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:32.69
IV.CAFE.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000147 1.78 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:33.96
IV.CAFE.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00013969999999999998 0.98 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:33.97
IV.CAFE.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001585 1.56 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:34.06
IV.CAFE.HNN. ML:1.4 0.0001435 1.58 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:34.06
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0000344 0.42 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:36.09
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000084 1.34 AML other m 2022-02-18T16:04:37.09
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