Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.3 on date 18-09-2023 and time 18:30:06 (UTC) in region Vesuvio

A magnitude Md 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Vesuvio, on

  • 18-09-2023 18:30:06 (UTC)
  • 18-09-2023 20:30:06 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8260, 14.4400 at 1 km depth.

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

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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 4 23860 23860
Somma Vesuviana NA 5 35233 59093
Terzigno NA 5 18968 78061
Sant'Anastasia NA 6 27671 105732
Massa di Somma NA 6 5444 111176
Boscotrecase NA 6 10363 121539
San Giuseppe Vesuviano NA 6 30657 152196
San Sebastiano al Vesuvio NA 6 9196 161392
Trecase NA 6 9097 170489
Boscoreale NA 6 28072 198561
Pollena Trocchia NA 6 13562 212123
Portici NA 7 55274 267397
Torre Annunziata NA 7 42789 310186
Torre del Greco NA 8 86275 396461
Cercola NA 8 18267 414728
Ercolano NA 8 53709 468437
San Gennaro Vesuviano NA 9 11966 480403
San Giorgio a Cremano NA 9 45557 525960
Poggiomarino NA 9 21976 547936
Pompei NA 10 25358 573294
Volla NA 10 23755 597049
Pomigliano d'Arco NA 10 39922 636971
Castello di Cisterna NA 11 7869 644840
Brusciano NA 11 16466 661306
Palma Campania NA 11 15978 677284
Scisciano NA 11 5994 683278
Marigliano NA 11 30157 713435
Scafati SA 11 50787 764222
Mariglianella NA 11 7787 772009
Saviano NA 11 15982 787991
San Vitaliano NA 12 6461 794452
Striano NA 12 8397 802849
Casalnuovo di Napoli NA 12 49855 852704
Carbonara di Nola NA 13 2429 855133
Santa Maria la Carità NA 13 11722 866855
San Paolo Bel Sito NA 13 3513 870368
Nola NA 14 34431 904799
San Marzano sul Sarno SA 14 10442 915241
Domicella AV 14 1862 917103
Liveri NA 14 1607 918710
San Valentino Torio SA 14 10947 929657
Angri SA 14 34002 963659
Acerra NA 15 59573 1023232
Sant'Antonio Abate NA 15 19743 1042975
Marzano di Nola AV 15 1727 1044702
Cimitile NA 15 7280 1051982
Castellammare di Stabia NA 15 66466 1118448
Sarno SA 15 31529 1149977
Afragola NA 15 65057 1215034
Casamarciano NA 15 3289 1218323
Casoria NA 15 77642 1295965
Napoli NA 16 974074 2270039
Pago del Vallo di Lauro AV 16 1830 2271869
Lettere NA 16 6188 2278057
Casavatore NA 16 18661 2296718
Camposano NA 16 5333 2302051
Casola di Napoli NA 16 3898 2305949
Gragnano NA 17 29136 2335085
Visciano NA 17 4454 2339539
Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino SA 17 8909 2348448
Comiziano NA 17 1814 2350262
Arzano NA 17 34886 2385148
Corbara SA 17 2545 2387693
Lauro AV 17 3509 2391202
Cicciano NA 18 12906 2404108
Taurano AV 18 1546 2405654
Pagani SA 18 35834 2441488
Vico Equense NA 18 20969 2462457
Pimonte NA 18 5980 2468437
Tufino NA 18 3776 2472213
Cardito NA 18 22755 2494968
Quindici AV 18 1938 2496906
Caivano NA 19 37879 2534785
Frattamaggiore NA 19 30329 2565114
Crispano NA 19 12354 2577468
Nocera Inferiore SA 19 46043 2623511
Moschiano AV 19 1673 2625184
Roccarainola NA 19 7082 2632266
Grumo Nevano NA 20 18061 2650327
Sperone AV 20 3706 2654033

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
7 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
8 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
8 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
11 Km NW of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
15 Km SE of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
15 Km N of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
15 Km SE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
15 Km SE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
16 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
23 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
23 Km SE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
26 Km SE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
26 Km NW of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
29 Km SE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
29 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
32 Km NW of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
32 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
45 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
52 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 1.3 2023-09-18
18:30:06
40.8258 14.4398 1 2023-09-18
18:45:21
Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli) 121202751
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-18 18:30:06
Latitude 40.8258
Longitude 14.4398
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 121202751

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) 700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 248
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) 0.09
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:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 121202751
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-18 18:45:21
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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