Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.8 on date 05-04-2023 and time 15:35:59 (Italy) in region Ischia

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

  • 05-04-2023 13:35:59 (UTC)
  • 05-04-2023 15:35:59 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.7290, 13.8950 at 1 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Serrara Fontana NA 2 3173 3173
Casamicciola Terme NA 2 8362 11535
Barano d'Ischia NA 3 10113 21648
Lacco Ameno NA 3 4853 26501
Forio NA 3 17615 44116
Ischia NA 4 19915 64031
Procida NA 12 10530 74561
Monte di Procida NA 15 12886 87447
Bacoli NA 17 26560 114007

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
21 Km SW of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
31 Km SW of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
33 Km W of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
34 Km SW of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
38 Km SW of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
39 Km SW of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
39 Km W of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
40 Km W of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
40 Km W of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
41 Km SW of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
47 Km SW of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
53 Km W of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
53 Km SW of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
93 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 1.8 2023-04-05
13:35:59
40.7292 13.8953 1 2024-03-01
17:18:19
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 124545751
Reviewed
Rev200
Md 1.8 2023-04-05
13:35:59
40.737 13.897 1 2024-01-08
17:51:18
Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli) 116089681
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-05 13:35:59 ± 0.13
Latitude 40.7292 ± 0.0027
Longitude 13.8953 ± 0.0036
Depth (km) 1 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124545751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 350
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 250
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 301
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 350.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 124
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.01439
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.03507
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 124545751
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-08 17:50:51

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 116089681
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-05 14:00:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.IFOR.HHZ. 2023-04-05T13:36:02.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 240 3.8961 107 -0.87 58
IV.IFOR.HHZ. 2023-04-05T13:36:02.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 240 3.8961 107 0.29 71
IV.IBCM.EHZ. 2023-04-05T13:36:02.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 139 2.6973 113 -0.27 47
IV.IOCA.HHZ. 2023-04-05T13:36:01.00 0.1 positive manual P 15 1.998 120 -0.02 100
IV.IMTC.HHZ. 2023-04-05T13:36:01.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 241 1.8981 122 0.08 74
IV.IBCM.EHZ. 2023-04-05T13:36:01.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 139 2.6973 113 0.05 99
IV.ICVJ.EHN. 2023-04-05T13:36:01.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 360 1.5984 126 -0.11 49
IV.IMTC.HHZ. 2023-04-05T13:36:01.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 241 1.8981 122 0.46 91
IV.IOCA.HHZ. 2023-04-05T13:36:01.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 15 1.998 120 -0.41 46
IV.ICVJ.EHN. 2023-04-05T13:36:00.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 360 1.5984 126 0.17 97
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