Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.8 on date 18-04-2023 and time 05:37:10 (Italy) in region Vesuvio

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

  • 18-04-2023 03:37:10 (UTC)
  • 18-04-2023 05:37:10 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8120, 14.4240 at 2 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
Trecase NA 5 9097 9097
Boscotrecase NA 5 10363 19460
San Sebastiano al Vesuvio NA 6 9196 28656
Torre del Greco NA 6 86275 114931
Massa di Somma NA 6 5444 120375
Boscoreale NA 6 28072 148447
Portici NA 6 55274 203721
Torre Annunziata NA 6 42789 246510
Terzigno NA 6 18968 265478
Ottaviano NA 6 23860 289338
Sant'Anastasia NA 7 27671 317009
Ercolano NA 7 53709 370718
Pollena Trocchia NA 7 13562 384280
Somma Vesuviana NA 7 35233 419513
San Giuseppe Vesuviano NA 8 30657 450170
Cercola NA 8 18267 468437
San Giorgio a Cremano NA 8 45557 513994
Pompei NA 10 25358 539352
Poggiomarino NA 10 21976 561328
Volla NA 10 23755 585083
San Gennaro Vesuviano NA 11 11966 597049
Pomigliano d'Arco NA 11 39922 636971
Scafati SA 11 50787 687758
Castello di Cisterna NA 12 7869 695627
Brusciano NA 12 16466 712093
Santa Maria la Carità NA 13 11722 723815
Palma Campania NA 13 15978 739793
Scisciano NA 13 5994 745787
Mariglianella NA 13 7787 753574
Striano NA 13 8397 761971
Casalnuovo di Napoli NA 13 49855 811826
Marigliano NA 13 30157 841983
Saviano NA 13 15982 857965
San Vitaliano NA 14 6461 864426
Castellammare di Stabia NA 14 66466 930892
Sant'Antonio Abate NA 14 19743 950635
Angri SA 14 34002 984637
San Marzano sul Sarno SA 14 10442 995079
Carbonara di Nola NA 15 2429 997508
Napoli NA 15 974074 1971582
San Valentino Torio SA 15 10947 1982529
Casoria NA 15 77642 2060171
San Paolo Bel Sito NA 16 3513 2063684
Lettere NA 16 6188 2069872
Nola NA 16 34431 2104303
Afragola NA 16 65057 2169360
Gragnano NA 16 29136 2198496
Casola di Napoli NA 16 3898 2202394
Domicella AV 16 1862 2204256
Acerra NA 16 59573 2263829
Liveri NA 16 1607 2265436
Casavatore NA 16 18661 2284097
Vico Equense NA 16 20969 2305066
Sarno SA 17 31529 2336595
Marzano di Nola AV 17 1727 2338322
Cimitile NA 17 7280 2345602
Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino SA 17 8909 2354511
Pimonte NA 17 5980 2360491
Arzano NA 17 34886 2395377
Corbara SA 17 2545 2397922
Casamarciano NA 18 3289 2401211
Pago del Vallo di Lauro AV 18 1830 2403041
Pagani SA 18 35834 2438875
Camposano NA 18 5333 2444208
Meta NA 19 8015 2452223
Cardito NA 19 22755 2474978
Visciano NA 19 4454 2479432
Comiziano NA 19 1814 2481246
Lauro AV 19 3509 2484755
Caivano NA 19 37879 2522634
Frattamaggiore NA 19 30329 2552963
Crispano NA 20 12354 2565317
Sant'Agnello NA 20 9122 2574439
Piano di Sorrento NA 20 13109 2587548
Taurano AV 20 1546 2589094
Quindici AV 20 1938 2591032
Cicciano NA 20 12906 2603938
Nocera Inferiore SA 20 46043 2649981
Grumo Nevano NA 20 18061 2668042

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
6 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
7 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
11 Km NW of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
14 Km NW of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
15 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
15 Km SE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
16 Km SE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
16 Km S of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
22 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
23 Km SE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
26 Km SE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
27 Km W of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
28 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
30 Km S of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
32 Km W of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
33 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
47 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 1.8 2023-04-18
03:37:10
40.8115 14.424 2 2023-04-18
03:46:18
Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli) 116477051
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-18 03:37:10
Latitude 40.8115
Longitude 14.4240
Depth (km) 2 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-OV#SiSmi
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 116477051

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) 130
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) 0.14
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:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 116477051
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-18 03:46:18
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