Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 14-09-2021 and time 02:54:30 (Italy) in region 5 km NE Acquafondata (FR)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NE Acquafondata (FR), on

  • 14-09-2021 00:54:30 (UTC)
  • 14-09-2021 02:54:30 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.5810, 13.9940 at 5 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Acquafondata FR 5 263 263
Viticuso FR 7 353 616
Filignano IS 7 648 1264
San Biagio Saracinisco FR 7 349 1613
Scapoli IS 7 680 2293
Vallerotonda FR 7 1581 3874
Rocchetta a Volturno IS 9 1113 4987
Colli a Volturno IS 9 1349 6336
Pozzilli IS 10 2380 8716
Conca Casale IS 10 200 8916
Castel San Vincenzo IS 10 516 9432
Pizzone IS 10 329 9761
Montaquila IS 10 2456 12217
Venafro IS 11 11280 23497
Sant'Elia Fiumerapido FR 12 6166 29663
Cerro al Volturno IS 12 1281 30944
Fornelli IS 13 1909 32853
Picinisco FR 13 1218 34071
Cervaro FR 13 8109 42180
Villa Latina FR 14 1241 43421
San Vittore del Lazio FR 14 2636 46057
Macchia d'Isernia IS 15 1035 47092
Belmonte Castello FR 15 739 47831
San Pietro Infine CE 15 944 48775
Settefrati FR 16 728 49503
Montenero Val Cocchiara IS 16 538 50041
Monteroduni IS 17 2264 52305
Acquaviva d'Isernia IS 17 425 52730
Atina FR 17 4316 57046
Cassino FR 17 36142 93188
Alfedena AQ 17 864 94052
Capriati a Volturno CE 18 1541 95593
Terelle FR 18 422 96015
Gallinaro FR 18 1269 97284
Scontrone AQ 19 574 97858
Sesto Campano IS 19 2388 100246
Rionero Sannitico IS 19 1118 101364
Mignano Monte Lungo CE 19 3250 104614
Isernia IS 19 21842 126456
Sant'Agapito IS 19 1496 127952
Barrea AQ 20 726 128678
Ciorlano CE 20 426 129104

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
63 Km NW of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
70 Km N of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
75 Km N of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
77 Km NW of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
78 Km N of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
78 Km NW of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
79 Km NW of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
82 Km N of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
83 Km NW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
87 Km S of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Latina (125985 inhabitants)
94 Km NW of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
99 Km SE of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
100 Km NW of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
100 Km S of Pescara (121014 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.2 2021-09-14
00:54:30		 41.5812 13.9942 5 2021-09-14
01:09:40		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 95399211
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-09-14 00:54:30 ± 0.24
Latitude 41.5812 ± 0.0126
Longitude 13.9942 ± 0.0120
Depth (km) 5 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 95399211

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1269
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 714
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 17
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1270.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.46
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02428
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.43527
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 95399211
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-09-14 01:09:40
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.INTR.HHZ. 2021-09-14T00:54:47.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 351 48.3183 50 0.43 44
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2021-09-14T00:54:40.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 133 27.1506 100 0.22 47
IV.POFI.HHZ. 2021-09-14T00:54:40.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 303 27.8499 100 0.3 47
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2021-09-14T00:54:38.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 73 22.5552 103 0 50
IV.INTR.HHZ. 2021-09-14T00:54:38.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 351 48.3183 50 -0.92 36
IV.RNI2.HHZ. 2021-09-14T00:54:37.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 44 18.87 105 0.89 58
IV.POFI.HHZ. 2021-09-14T00:54:35.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 303 27.8499 100 -0.54 88
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2021-09-14T00:54:35.50 1.0 positive manual P 133 27.1506 100 -0.25 24
IV.MCI.EHZ. 2021-09-14T00:54:34.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 236 18.0708 105 0.87 59
IV.MIDA.HHZ. 2021-09-14T00:54:34.31 0.1 positive manual P 73 22.5552 103 -0.55 88
IV.RNI2.HHZ. 2021-09-14T00:54:34.35 0.3 positive manual P 44 18.87 105 0.21 72
IV.CERA.HHZ. 2021-09-14T00:54:32.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 47 2.6973 151 -0.18 50
IV.CERA.HHZ. 2021-09-14T00:54:31.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 47 2.6973 151 -0.17 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MIDA.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00010905000000000001 1.84 AML other m 2021-09-14T00:54:38.07
IV.RNI2.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00021799999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2021-09-14T00:54:39.69
IV.MIDA.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00012054999999999999 1.46 AML other m 2021-09-14T00:54:41.85
IV.MCI.EHN. ML:1.5 0.00030649999999999997 0.24 AML other m 2021-09-14T00:54:41.18
IV.POFI.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00003305 0.42 AML other m 2021-09-14T00:54:41.07
IV.RNI2.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000815 0.68 AML other m 2021-09-14T00:54:41.08
IV.VAGA.HHE. ML:0.9 0.0000504 1.4 AML other m 2021-09-14T00:54:41.73
IV.MCI.EHE. ML:1.6 0.000399 0.7 AML other m 2021-09-14T00:54:41.90
IV.VAGA.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00013345 1.46 AML other m 2021-09-14T00:54:46.04
IV.INTR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00005465 1.26 AML other m 2021-09-14T00:54:47.83
IV.INTR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000705 0.62 AML other m 2021-09-14T00:54:48.26
IV.POFI.HHE. ML:0.7 0.0000304 0.46 AML other m 2021-09-14T00:54:52.62
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