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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 18-02-2022 and time 16:22:36 (Italy) in region 1 km E Caposele (AV)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 1 km E Caposele (AV), on

  • 18-02-2022 15:22:36 (UTC)
  • 18-02-2022 16:22:36 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8190, 15.2430 at 15 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
Caposele AV 1 3483 3483
Teora AV 4 1537 5020
Calabritto AV 4 2391 7411
Laviano SA 7 1438 8849
Castelnuovo di Conza SA 7 619 9468
Santomenna SA 7 443 9911
Lioni AV 8 6201 16112
Conza della Campania AV 9 1373 17485
Valva SA 9 1643 19128
Senerchia AV 9 842 19970
Colliano SA 11 3638 23608
Sant'Andrea di Conza AV 11 1539 25147
Morra De Sanctis AV 12 1297 26444
Pescopagano PZ 13 1910 28354
Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi AV 13 4250 32604
Cairano AV 14 326 32930
Oliveto Citra SA 14 3802 36732
Andretta AV 14 1927 38659
Bagnoli Irpino AV 15 3217 41876
Nusco AV 15 4203 46079
Guardia Lombardi AV 16 1718 47797
Rocca San Felice AV 16 851 48648
Castelgrande PZ 17 943 49591
Torella dei Lombardi AV 18 2144 51735
Acerno SA 18 2783 54518
Palomonte SA 18 3985 58503
Contursi Terme SA 19 3394 61897
Calitri AV 19 4666 66563
Cassano Irpino AV 19 982 67545
Montella AV 19 7780 75325

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
32 Km NE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
39 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
44 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
47 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
51 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
52 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
61 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
97 Km S of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
99 Km W of Andria (100440 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 1.9 2022-02-18
15:22:36		 40.819 15.2432 15 2022-07-08
12:33:49		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 103753531
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2022-02-18
15:22:36		 40.8197 15.2483 16 2022-02-18
15:28:13		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 101114121
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-02-18 15:22:36 ± 0.09
Latitude 40.8190 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.2432 ± 0.0071
Depth (km) 15 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 103753531

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 501
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 395
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 75
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 56
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06745
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.50272
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 103753531
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-06 14:08:05

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 101114121
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-02-18 15:28:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:22:49.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 172 36.9297 100 0.22 46
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:22:46.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 175 55.7997 95 -0.09 68
IX.MNT3.HNE. 2022-02-18T15:22:45.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 276 19.9689 114 0.12 72
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:22:45.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 359 23.1546 110 0.08 72
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:22:45.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 109 21.7671 111 -0.26 70
IX.SRN3.HNE.02 2022-02-18T15:22:44.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 154 41.1255 98 0.22 68
IX.CLT3.EHE.02 2022-02-18T15:22:44.24 0.6 undecidable manual S 55 16.4724 121 0.16 48
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:22:43.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 153 16.3725 121 -0.3 47
IV.SNAL.HHE. 2022-02-18T15:22:43.30 0.6 undecidable manual S 346 12.1767 132 0.13 48
IX.RSF3.HHN. 2022-02-18T15:22:43.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 341 17.0718 120 -0.38 69
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:22:43.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 36.9297 100 -0.29 90
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:22:43.18 0.3 undecidable manual S 205 10.1787 139 0.38 69
IV.VULT.HHN. 2022-02-18T15:22:43.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 64 34.743 101 -0.07 47
IX.SALI.HNE. 2022-02-18T15:22:43.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 337 13.3755 129 0.29 47
IX.LIO3.HNE.02 2022-02-18T15:22:42.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 10.0788 139 -0.34 47
IV.MCRV.HHE. 2022-02-18T15:22:42.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 237 7.4814 148 -0.17 49
IX.RDM3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:22:42.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 25.3524 107 0.68 82
IV.SGO.HNZ. 2022-02-18T15:22:42.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 169 29.1486 104 0.05 96
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:22:41.39 0.1 negative manual P 109 21.7671 111 -0.38 90
IX.MNT3.HNE. 2022-02-18T15:22:41.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 276 19.9689 114 0.09 97
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2022-02-18T15:22:41.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 359 23.1546 110 -0.01 98
IX.CLT3.EHE.02 2022-02-18T15:22:41.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 55 16.4724 121 0.16 96
IV.MCRV.HHE. 2022-02-18T15:22:40.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 237 7.4814 148 -0.03 100
IX.SALI.HNE. 2022-02-18T15:22:40.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 337 13.3755 129 0.03 99
IX.LIO3.HNE.02 2022-02-18T15:22:40.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 10.0788 139 -0.24 95
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:22:40.88 0.1 positive manual P 153 16.3725 121 -0.15 96
IV.SNAL.HHE. 2022-02-18T15:22:40.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 346 12.1767 132 0.04 99
IX.RSF3.HHN. 2022-02-18T15:22:40.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 341 17.0718 120 -0.18 95
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2022-02-18T15:22:40.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 205 10.1787 139 0.29 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IX.SNR3.HNE.01 ML:2.0 0.000984 0.62 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:43.77
IX.COL3.HNN.01 ML:2.2 0.00109 0.12 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:43.92
IX.COL3.HHE.02 ML:2.2 0.00113 0.14 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:44.18
IX.COL3.HNE.01 ML:2.1 0.0010245 1.08 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:44.72
IX.SNR3.HNN.01 ML:2.1 0.00122 0.34 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:44.76
IX.SNR3.EHN.02 ML:2.1 0.0011799999999999998 0.34 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:44.76
IX.COL3.HHN.02 ML:2.1 0.0009485 0.16 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:44.80
IX.SNR3.EHE.02 ML:2.0 0.0009099999999999999 0.98 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:45.07
IV.MRLC.HNN. ML:1.5 0.000183 0.2 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:45.22
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00039949999999999995 0.22 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:45.21
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000426 0.18 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:45.37
IV.MRLC.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00020050000000000002 0.18 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:45.37
IV.CAFE.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002225 0.22 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:47.20
IV.CAFE.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0002255 0.86 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:48.56
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00004675 0.68 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:50.96
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00011499999999999999 1.32 AML other m 2022-02-18T15:22:51.93
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