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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 18-05-2022 and time 00:04:39 (UTC) in region 1 km E Pietracatella (CB)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 1 km E Pietracatella (CB), on

  • 18-05-2022 00:04:39 (UTC)
  • 18-05-2022 02:04:39 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.5870, 14.8870 at 27 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 1 1375 1375
Macchia Valfortore CB 2 576 1951
Sant'Elia a Pianisi CB 4 1818 3769
Monacilioni CB 7 523 4292
Carlantino FG 8 980 5272
Celenza Valfortore FG 8 1598 6870
Gambatesa CB 9 1464 8334
Toro CB 10 1391 9725
Jelsi CB 11 1781 11506
Colletorto CB 11 1938 13444
Campolieto CB 11 839 14283
San Giovanni in Galdo CB 12 580 14863
Riccia CB 12 5262 20125
Campodipietra CB 12 2570 22695
San Marco la Catola FG 12 1012 23707
Tufara CB 13 925 24632
San Giuliano di Puglia CB 13 1042 25674
Ripabottoni CB 13 514 26188
Bonefro CB 14 1384 27572
Gildone CB 15 809 28381
Matrice CB 15 1115 29496
Provvidenti CB 16 119 29615
Santa Croce di Magliano CB 17 4435 34050
Morrone del Sannio CB 17 587 34637
Castelvetere in Val Fortore BN 17 1240 35877
Volturara Appula FG 17 430 36307
Casacalenda CB 17 2135 38442
Montelongo CB 18 365 38807
Castellino del Biferno CB 18 545 39352
Casalnuovo Monterotaro FG 18 1556 40908
Ripalimosani CB 19 3114 44022
Casalvecchio di Puglia FG 19 1877 45899
Montagano CB 19 1086 46985
Ferrazzano CB 19 3344 50329
Campobasso CB 19 49431 99760
Castelnuovo della Daunia FG 19 1445 101205
Mirabello Sannitico CB 19 2180 103385
Cercemaggiore CB 20 3777 107162
Montorio nei Frentani CB 20 437 107599
Petrella Tifernina CB 20 1170 108769

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km W of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
51 Km N of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
56 Km W of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
73 Km NE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
75 Km N of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
83 Km NE of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Manfredonia (57279 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
91 Km NE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
93 Km NE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
99 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 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 0.9 2022-05-18
00:04:39		 41.5867 14.8867 27 2023-01-31
19:03:36		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 109221941
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.1 2022-05-18
00:04:39		 41.5893 14.8872 27 2022-05-18
00:13:14		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 104785301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-05-18 00:04:39 ± 0.27
Latitude 41.5867 ± 0.0117
Longitude 14.8867 ± 0.0108
Depth (km) 27 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 109221941

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1333
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 361
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 334
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1330.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 110
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07554
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.47574
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109221941
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-09 07:55:48

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 104785301
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-18 00:13:14
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MIDA.HNZ. 2022-05-18T00:04:56.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 277 52.8027 111 0.13 62
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2022-05-18T00:04:50.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 216 25.8519 132 -0.12 98
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2022-05-18T00:04:49.63 0.3 undecidable manual S 56 23.9538 134 -0.25 95
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2022-05-18T00:04:49.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 260 24.753 133 -0.25 64
IV.MIDA.HNZ. 2022-05-18T00:04:48.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 277 52.8027 111 -0.33 88
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2022-05-18T00:04:47.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 166 8.3805 161 0.16 66
IT.GLNS.HNE. 2022-05-18T00:04:47.14 0.6 undecidable manual P 4 36.1416 121 0.31 62
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2022-05-18T00:04:45.46 0.6 undecidable manual P 216 25.8519 132 -0.09 65
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2022-05-18T00:04:45.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 260 24.753 133 0.39 93
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2022-05-18T00:04:45.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 56 23.9538 134 -0.02 99
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2022-05-18T00:04:44.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 166 8.3805 161 0.15 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GATE.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000945287 1.76 AML other m 2022-05-18T00:04:47.10
IV.GATE.HNN. ML:0.9 0.000044264184999999994 0.28 AML other m 2022-05-18T00:04:48.72
IV.GATE.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000040690329999999994 0.28 AML other m 2022-05-18T00:04:48.73
IV.MELA.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00008910000000000001 0.3 AML other m 2022-05-18T00:04:49.77
IV.SACR.HHE. ML:0.1 0.0000057777100000000005 0.2 AML other m 2022-05-18T00:04:50.45
IV.BSSO.HHN. ML:0.4 0.0000090312425 0.34 AML other m 2022-05-18T00:04:50.97
IV.GATE.HNE. ML:1.3 0.0001000827 0.28 AML other m 2022-05-18T00:04:53.76
IV.BSSO.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000011245615 1.1 AML other m 2022-05-18T00:04:53.20
IV.MELA.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008075 0.28 AML other m 2022-05-18T00:04:55.33
IV.SACR.HHN. ML:0.1 0.000006250225999999999 0.24 AML other m 2022-05-18T00:04:51.05
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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