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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 17-05-2022 and time 19:03:34 (Italy) in region 2 km NE Pietracatella (CB)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Pietracatella (CB), on

  • 17-05-2022 17:03:34 (UTC)
  • 17-05-2022 19:03:34 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.6020, 14.8830 at 26 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
Pietracatella CB 2 1375 1375
Sant'Elia a Pianisi CB 2 1818 3193
Macchia Valfortore CB 3 576 3769
Monacilioni CB 6 523 4292
Carlantino FG 8 980 5272
Celenza Valfortore FG 9 1598 6870
Toro CB 10 1391 8261
Colletorto CB 10 1938 10199
Campolieto CB 10 839 11038
Gambatesa CB 11 1464 12502
San Giovanni in Galdo CB 11 580 13082
San Giuliano di Puglia CB 12 1042 14124
Ripabottoni CB 12 514 14638
Jelsi CB 12 1781 16419
Bonefro CB 12 1384 17803
Campodipietra CB 12 2570 20373
San Marco la Catola FG 13 1012 21385
Riccia CB 13 5262 26647
Provvidenti CB 14 119 26766
Tufara CB 14 925 27691
Matrice CB 14 1115 28806
Morrone del Sannio CB 15 587 29393
Santa Croce di Magliano CB 15 4435 33828
Gildone CB 16 809 34637
Casacalenda CB 16 2135 36772
Montelongo CB 16 365 37137
Castellino del Biferno CB 17 545 37682
Montorio nei Frentani CB 18 437 38119
Montagano CB 18 1086 39205
Ripalimosani CB 18 3114 42319
Castelvetere in Val Fortore BN 18 1240 43559
Casalnuovo Monterotaro FG 18 1556 45115
Volturara Appula FG 18 430 45545
Petrella Tifernina CB 19 1170 46715
Casalvecchio di Puglia FG 19 1877 48592
Campobasso CB 19 49431 98023
Ferrazzano CB 19 3344 101367
Rotello CB 19 1212 102579
Castelnuovo della Daunia FG 20 1445 104024
Mirabello Sannitico CB 20 2180 106204

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km W of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
53 Km N of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
57 Km W of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
74 Km NE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
77 Km N of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
84 Km NE of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Manfredonia (57279 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
93 Km W of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
100 Km NE of Napoli (974074 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 2022-05-17
17:03:34		 41.602 14.8832 26 2023-01-31
19:03:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 105165191
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2022-05-17
17:03:34		 41.5903 14.8878 27 2022-05-17
17:17:31		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 104775161
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-05-17 17:03:34 ± 0.2
Latitude 41.6020 ± 0.0117
Longitude 14.8832 ± 0.0108
Depth (km) 26 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 105165191

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1369
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 372
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 331
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1370.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 128
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) 0.41
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09083
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.77432
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 104775161
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-17 17:17:31

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 105165191
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-10-18 10:11:53
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SGTA.HNZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:56.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 142 65.49 106 0.71 38
OT.OT06.EHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:53.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 81 59.6958 107 -0.66 39
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:52.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 275 52.4031 110 0.1 46
IV.MSAG.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:51.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 81 85.9473 102 1.75 31
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:49.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 188 42.4242 115 -0.33 44
IV.MOCO.HNZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:48.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 138 34.4433 121 0.86 38
OT.OT16.EHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:47.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 43 35.0427 121 -0.58 42
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:47.05 0.6 undecidable manual P 249 57.7977 108 1.38 28
IV.SGTA.HNZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:46.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 142 65.49 106 -0.06 67
IV.APRC.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:46.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 72 57.2982 108 0.45 63
OT.OT06.EHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:45.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 81 59.6958 107 0.01 69
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:45.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 60 23.2545 134 0.04 73
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:45.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 256 24.8529 131 0 49
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:45.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 213 27.0507 129 -0.4 44
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:44.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 275 52.4031 110 0.1 68
OT.OT05.EHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:44.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 84 59.9955 107 -1.13 47
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:43.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 167 10.0788 156 0 50
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:43.35 0.1 positive manual P 188 42.4242 115 -0.12 92
IV.MOCO.HNZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:42.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 138 34.4433 121 0.19 70
IV.PTRJ.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:42.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 39.5271 117 -0.55 62
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:41.10 0.1 positive manual P 60 23.2545 134 0.09 96
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:41.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 24.8529 131 0.17 95
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:41.31 0.1 positive manual P 213 27.0507 129 -0.15 94
OT.OT16.EHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:41.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 43 35.0427 121 -0.54 64
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2022-05-17T17:03:39.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 167 10.0788 156 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GATE.HNE. ML:2.0 0.000576 0.24 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:43.77
IV.GATE.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0005755000000000001 0.24 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:43.77
IV.GATE.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002723699 0.2944 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:43.89
IV.GATE.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0002708295 0.2944 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:43.89
IV.MELA.HNE. ML:2.2 0.0007495000000000001 0.18 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:45.51
IV.MELA.HHE. ML:2.2 0.000795 0.18 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:45.51
IV.MELA.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0008655 0.18 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:45.58
IV.MELA.HNN. ML:2.3 0.0008018619 0.192 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:45.58
IV.BSSO.HNE. ML:1.0 0.000042578995 0.4 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:45.55
IV.SACR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001605 0.74 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:46.02
IV.BSSO.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000028011635 0.1024 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:46.20
IV.SACR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001049 0.8 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:46.43
IV.BSSO.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00007078232000000001 0.2176 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:46.60
IV.BSSO.HNN. ML:1.4 0.000102807 0.4224 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:46.39
IV.PSB1.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0000144939825 0.8192 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:49.54
IV.PSB1.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000020609138 0.2048 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:49.89
OT.OT05.EHE. ML:0.4 0.0000042445 1.56 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:50.91
IV.MIDA.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00002785 0.64 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:52.99
IV.MIDA.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000027999999999999996 0.9 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:54.64
OT.OT05.EHN. ML:1.3 0.0000367 1.22 AML other m 2022-05-17T17:03:58.19
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