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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 18-05-2022 and time 04:55:51 (Italy) in region 1 km SE Pietracatella (CB)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 1 km SE Pietracatella (CB), on

  • 18-05-2022 02:55:51 (UTC)
  • 18-05-2022 04:55:51 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.5760, 14.8850 at 21 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 3 576 1951
Sant'Elia a Pianisi CB 5 1818 3769
Monacilioni CB 7 523 4292
Gambatesa CB 8 1464 5756
Celenza Valfortore FG 8 1598 7354
Carlantino FG 8 980 8334
Jelsi CB 10 1781 10115
Toro CB 10 1391 11506
Riccia CB 11 5262 16768
San Giovanni in Galdo CB 11 580 17348
Campodipietra CB 12 2570 19918
Tufara CB 12 925 20843
San Marco la Catola FG 12 1012 21855
Campolieto CB 12 839 22694
Colletorto CB 12 1938 24632
San Giuliano di Puglia CB 14 1042 25674
Gildone CB 14 809 26483
Ripabottoni CB 14 514 26997
Bonefro CB 15 1384 28381
Matrice CB 15 1115 29496
Castelvetere in Val Fortore BN 16 1240 30736
Volturara Appula FG 17 430 31166
Provvidenti CB 17 119 31285
Morrone del Sannio CB 18 587 31872
Santa Croce di Magliano CB 18 4435 36307
Ferrazzano CB 18 3344 39651
Cercemaggiore CB 19 3777 43428
Casacalenda CB 19 2135 45563
Montelongo CB 19 365 45928
Casalnuovo Monterotaro FG 19 1556 47484
Mirabello Sannitico CB 19 2180 49664
Campobasso CB 19 49431 99095
Ripalimosani CB 19 3114 102209
Castellino del Biferno CB 19 545 102754
Casalvecchio di Puglia FG 19 1877 104631
Montagano CB 19 1086 105717
Castelnuovo della Daunia FG 20 1445 107162

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km W of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
50 Km N of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
56 Km W of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
72 Km NE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
74 Km N of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
82 Km NE of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Manfredonia (57279 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
88 Km NE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
89 Km NE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
92 Km NE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
95 Km NE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
97 Km NE of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
98 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
98 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Salerno (135261 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 1.2 2022-05-18
02:55:51		 41.5757 14.8847 21 2023-01-31
19:03:36		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 109223661
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2022-05-18
02:55:51		 41.6455 14.824 10 2022-05-18
03:05:59		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 104791451
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-05-18 02:55:51 ± 0.3
Latitude 41.5757 ± 0.0090
Longitude 14.8847 ± 0.0108
Depth (km) 21 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 109223661

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1044
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 270
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 336
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1040.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 82
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06565
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.66550
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109223661
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-09 08:11:12

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 104791451
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-18 03:05:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PABO.HHN. 2022-05-18T02:56:06.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 295 45.5211 106 0.25 72
IV.SGRT.HHZ. 2022-05-18T02:56:05.25 0.6 undecidable manual P 74 73.8705 99 1.15 33
IT.GLNS.HNZ. 2022-05-18T02:56:04.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 4 37.4292 111 0.4 48
OT.OT05.EHZ. 2022-05-18T02:56:02.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 81 60.2952 102 0.52 45
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2022-05-18T02:56:01.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 217 24.753 122 0.04 78
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2022-05-18T02:56:00.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 54 24.753 122 -0.47 71
IV.PABO.HHN. 2022-05-18T02:55:59.66 0.3 undecidable manual P 295 45.5211 106 -0.16 73
IT.GLNS.HNZ. 2022-05-18T02:55:58.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 4 37.4292 111 -0.37 70
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2022-05-18T02:55:58.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 163 7.2927 158 0.01 80
IT.LRNO.HNZ. 2022-05-18T02:55:57.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 7 25.752 121 0.42 72
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2022-05-18T02:55:56.36 0.3 undecidable manual P 54 24.753 122 -0.52 69
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2022-05-18T02:55:56.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 217 24.753 122 -0.21 100
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2022-05-18T02:55:56.59 0.6 undecidable manual P 262 24.3534 123 -0.25 50
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2022-05-18T02:55:55.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 163 7.2927 158 0.09 79
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GATE.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00015034370000000002 0.1808 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:55:59.12
IV.MELA.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0002375 0.82 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:01.42
IV.MELA.HNN. ML:0.0 0.00021514279999999998 0.2992 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:01.01
IV.GATE.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00032545565 0.24 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:01.65
IV.GATE.HNE. ML:0.0 0.00032250000000000003 0.24 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:01.65
IV.GATE.HNN. ML:0.0 0.00016999999999999999 0.92 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:01.54
IV.SACR.HNE. ML:0.8 0.0000297251465 0.2608 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:02.00
IV.MELA.HNE. ML:0.0 0.00024249999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:03.19
IV.MELA.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00022600000000000002 0.18 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:03.19
IV.BSSO.HNN. ML:0.0 0.000027149714999999996 0.2608 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:03.22
IV.SACR.HNN. ML:0.0 0.000030467905 0.3696 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:03.88
IV.SACR.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000043349999999999997 0.36 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:04.12
IV.SACR.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000029558035 0.2992 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:04.18
IV.BSSO.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00003938243 0.2192 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:04.54
IV.BSSO.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000042062580000000005 0.32 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:04.94
OT.OT05.EHN. ML:0.0 0.000037900000000000006 1.22 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:15.06
OT.OT05.EHE. ML:0.4 0.00000344 0.42 AML other m 2022-05-18T02:56:21.46
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