Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 15-05-2008 and time 06:02:10 (UTC) in region Golfo di Salerno (Salerno)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Golfo di Salerno (Salerno), on

  • 15-05-2008 06:02:10 (UTC)
  • 15-05-2008 08:02:10 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.3890, 14.8210 at 2 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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
Agropoli SA 15 21481 21481
Castellabate SA 16 9188 30669
Ogliastro Cilento SA 20 2270 32939

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km SW of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
33 Km S of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
36 Km S of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
45 Km SE of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
47 Km SE of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
59 Km S of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
59 Km SE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
62 Km SE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
62 Km SE of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
70 Km SE of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
73 Km SE of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
73 Km SE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
73 Km SE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
78 Km SE of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
80 Km SE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
80 Km SE of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
83 Km S of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
83 Km SE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
87 Km SE of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
88 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.5
ML 2.1
2008-05-15
06:02:10
40.389 14.821 3 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 690899
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-05-15 06:02:10 ± 0.53
Latitude 40.3890 ± 0.0171
Longitude 14.8210 ± 0.0354
Depth (km) 3 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 690899

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3053
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1789
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 255
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3551.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 252
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.03
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.85166
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 690899
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:05:26

Md:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 690899
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:05:26
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.SC2M.HHE. 2008-05-15T06:02:33.50 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2008-05-15T06:02:33.18 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 114 68.0763 -0.25 71
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2008-05-15T06:02:30.88 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 126 58.3971 0.011 50
IV.SGTA.HHZ. 2008-05-15T06:02:30.21 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 29 94.5387 2.219 30
IV.MCRV.HHE. 2008-05-15T06:02:29.20 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 34 52.503 0.039 51
IV.SIRI.HHN. 2008-05-15T06:02:28.76 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 104 91.5417 1.229 46
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2008-05-15T06:02:27.04 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 26 78.9654 1.438 42
IV.MTSN.HHN. 2008-05-15T06:02:26.15 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 100 79.8645 0.412 44
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2008-05-15T06:02:25.53 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 75 42.3243 -0.096 76
IV.SNAL.HHN. 2008-05-15T06:02:23.47 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 29 67.8765 -0.412 91
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2008-05-15T06:02:23.27 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 114 68.0763 -0.641 84
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2008-05-15T06:02:22.39 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 126 58.3971 -0.042 100
IV.SGO.SHZ. 2008-05-15T06:02:21.51 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 65 45.2214 1.525 43
IV.CSSN.SHZ. 2008-05-15T06:02:21.19 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 18 55.0005 -0.718 84
IV.MCRV.HHE. 2008-05-15T06:02:20.70 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 34 52.503 -0.746 83
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2008-05-15T06:02:19.13 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 75 42.3243 -0.274 98
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