Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.8 on date 30-12-2022 and time 00:16:39 (UTC) in region Vesuvio

A magnitude Md 1.8 earthquake occured in region: Vesuvio, on

  • 30-12-2022 00:16:39 (UTC)
  • 30-12-2022 01:16:39 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8180, 14.4450 at 1 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli).

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Ottaviano NA 5 23860 23860
Terzigno NA 5 18968 42828
Boscotrecase NA 5 10363 53191
Boscoreale NA 5 28072 81263
Trecase NA 5 9097 90360
San Giuseppe Vesuviano NA 6 30657 121017
Somma Vesuviana NA 6 35233 156250
Massa di Somma NA 7 5444 161694
Torre Annunziata NA 7 42789 204483
Sant'Anastasia NA 7 27671 232154
San Sebastiano al Vesuvio NA 7 9196 241350
Pollena Trocchia NA 7 13562 254912
Torre del Greco NA 7 86275 341187
Portici NA 8 55274 396461
Ercolano NA 8 53709 450170
Poggiomarino NA 8 21976 472146
Cercola NA 9 18267 490413
San Gennaro Vesuviano NA 9 11966 502379
Pompei NA 9 25358 527737
San Giorgio a Cremano NA 9 45557 573294
Scafati SA 10 50787 624081
Volla NA 11 23755 647836
Pomigliano d'Arco NA 11 39922 687758
Palma Campania NA 11 15978 703736
Striano NA 11 8397 712133
Castello di Cisterna NA 12 7869 720002
Brusciano NA 12 16466 736468
Scisciano NA 12 5994 742462
Saviano NA 12 15982 758444
Marigliano NA 12 30157 788601
Santa Maria la Carità NA 12 11722 800323
Mariglianella NA 12 7787 808110
San Vitaliano NA 12 6461 814571
Carbonara di Nola NA 13 2429 817000
San Marzano sul Sarno SA 13 10442 827442
Angri SA 13 34002 861444
Casalnuovo di Napoli NA 13 49855 911299
San Valentino Torio SA 14 10947 922246
Sant'Antonio Abate NA 14 19743 941989
San Paolo Bel Sito NA 14 3513 945502
Castellammare di Stabia NA 14 66466 1011968
Domicella AV 14 1862 1013830
Nola NA 14 34431 1048261
Liveri NA 14 1607 1049868
Sarno SA 15 31529 1081397
Marzano di Nola AV 15 1727 1083124
Lettere NA 15 6188 1089312
Cimitile NA 15 7280 1096592
Casola di Napoli NA 15 3898 1100490
Gragnano NA 16 29136 1129626
Acerra NA 16 59573 1189199
Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino SA 16 8909 1198108
Casamarciano NA 16 3289 1201397
Pago del Vallo di Lauro AV 16 1830 1203227
Corbara SA 16 2545 1205772
Casoria NA 16 77642 1283414
Afragola NA 16 65057 1348471
Napoli NA 16 974074 2322545
Visciano NA 17 4454 2326999
Camposano NA 17 5333 2332332
Pimonte NA 17 5980 2338312
Casavatore NA 17 18661 2356973
Vico Equense NA 17 20969 2377942
Pagani SA 17 35834 2413776
Lauro AV 17 3509 2417285
Comiziano NA 18 1814 2419099
Taurano AV 18 1546 2420645
Quindici AV 18 1938 2422583
Arzano NA 18 34886 2457469
Cicciano NA 18 12906 2470375
Tufino NA 19 3776 2474151
Nocera Inferiore SA 19 46043 2520194
Cardito NA 19 22755 2542949
Moschiano AV 19 1673 2544622
Meta NA 19 8015 2552637
Caivano NA 20 37879 2590516
Roccarainola NA 20 7082 2597598
Frattamaggiore NA 20 30329 2627927

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
7 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
8 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
8 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
10 Km NW of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
14 Km N of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
16 Km SE of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
16 Km SE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
16 Km SE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
16 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
23 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
24 Km SE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
26 Km NW of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
27 Km SE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
30 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
30 Km SE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
31 Km NW of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
32 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
45 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
51 Km W of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
Md 1.8 2022-12-30
00:16:39
40.8178 14.4448 1 2022-12-30
00:23:20
Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli) 113179441
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-12-30 00:16:39
Latitude 40.8178
Longitude 14.4448
Depth (km) 1 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-OV#SiSmi
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 113179441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 100.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 157
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.03
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitude information

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 113179441
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-12-30 00:23:20
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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