Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 05-05-2023 and time 04:09:33 (UTC) in region 2 km N Melito Irpino (AV)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km N Melito Irpino (AV), on

  • 05-05-2023 04:09:33 (UTC)
  • 05-05-2023 06:09:33 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.1200, 15.0550 at 23 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
Melito Irpino AV 2 1920 1920
Bonito AV 5 2448 4368
Ariano Irpino AV 5 22700 27068
Grottaminarda AV 5 8137 35205
Montecalvo Irpino AV 9 3725 38930
Villanova del Battista AV 9 1690 40620
Flumeri AV 10 2963 43583
Mirabella Eclano AV 10 7684 51267
Apice BN 10 5686 56953
Sant'Arcangelo Trimonte BN 11 573 57526
Fontanarosa AV 11 3170 60696
Sturno AV 12 3080 63776
Frigento AV 13 3780 67556
Zungoli AV 13 1099 68655
Gesualdo AV 13 3516 72171
Buonalbergo BN 13 1730 73901
Casalbore AV 13 1800 75701
Sant'Angelo all'Esca AV 14 801 76502
San Sossio Baronia AV 14 1643 78145
San Nicola Baronia AV 14 771 78916
Castel Baronia AV 14 1129 80045
Venticano AV 14 2537 82582
Taurasi AV 15 2377 84959
Paduli BN 15 3978 88937
Luogosano AV 16 1187 90124
Savignano Irpino AV 16 1140 91264
Paternopoli AV 16 2384 93648
Torre Le Nocelle AV 16 1324 94972
Pietradefusi AV 17 2348 97320
Calvi BN 17 2682 100002
Carife AV 17 1408 101410
Villamaina AV 17 995 102405
Trevico AV 17 993 103398
Montemiletto AV 17 5313 108711
Greci AV 17 691 109402
Lapio AV 18 1572 110974
Vallesaccarda AV 18 1386 112360
Ginestra degli Schiavoni BN 18 476 112836
San Giorgio del Sannio BN 18 10022 122858
Monteleone di Puglia FG 18 1021 123879
San Nazzaro BN 18 884 124763
Vallata AV 19 2714 127477
Montefusco AV 19 1338 128815
San Mango sul Calore AV 19 1185 130000
Pietrelcina BN 19 3114 133114
San Martino Sannita BN 19 1230 134344
Anzano di Puglia FG 20 1284 135628
Castelfranco in Miscano BN 20 916 136544
San Nicola Manfredi BN 20 3722 140266

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km E of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
32 Km NE of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
55 Km NE of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
55 Km NE of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
56 Km SW of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
57 Km N of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
60 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
61 Km NE of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
61 Km E of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
67 Km NE of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
68 Km E of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
69 Km SW of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
69 Km NE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
73 Km E of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
77 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
83 Km NW of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Manfredonia (57279 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.2 2023-05-05
04:09:33
41.1205 15.0548 23 2024-09-10
16:44:23
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 125446751
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-05-05 04:09:33 ± 0.18
Latitude 41.1205 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.0548 ± 0.0084
Depth (km) 23 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125446751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 766
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 281
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 48
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 770.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 78
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.26080
Number of stations at which the event was observed 18
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125446751
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-22 13:24:34
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
7C.SPAOL.HNZ. 2023-05-05T04:11:20.02 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 11.99 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-05-05T04:10:57.35 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 7.26 0
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2023-05-05T04:10:57.44 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.71 0
IV.MAGA.HHZ. 2023-05-05T04:10:50.71 3.0 negative manual Pn 5.61 0
IV.FRON.EHZ. 2023-05-05T04:10:43.97 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.11 0
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2023-05-05T04:10:42.85 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 9.05 0
7C.SPAOL.HNZ. 2023-05-05T04:10:22.47 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.12 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2023-05-05T04:10:20.93 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 8.66 0
IV.MURB.HHZ. 2023-05-05T04:10:15.93 3.0 negative manual Pg 7.78 0
IV.ARRO.EHZ. 2023-05-05T04:10:01.43 3.0 negative manual Pn 0.12 0
CR.STON.BHZ. 2023-05-05T04:09:55.86 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.19 0
IV.MOCO.HNE. 2023-05-05T04:09:45.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 17 28.9488 121 0.42 45
IV.SNAL.HNE. 2023-05-05T04:09:44.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 149 25.1526 125 0.12 49
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2023-05-05T04:09:43.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 299 23.3544 128 0.05 49
5H.FR05.EHN. 2023-05-05T04:09:43.18 0.6 undecidable manual S 131 22.5552 129 -0.13 49
5H.FR02.EHZ. 2023-05-05T04:09:43.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 178 19.5693 133 0.5 45
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2023-05-05T04:09:42.21 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 18.3705 136 -0.27 48
IV.MOCO.HNE. 2023-05-05T04:09:40.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 17 28.9488 121 0.18 72
5H.FR01.EHZ. 2023-05-05T04:09:40.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 231 1.1988 177 0.27 49
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2023-05-05T04:09:40.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 272 7.2927 160 -0.29 49
IV.SGTA.HNZ. 2023-05-05T04:09:39.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 86 25.9518 124 -0.01 99
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2023-05-05T04:09:39.32 0.1 undecidable manual P 299 23.3544 128 0 100
IV.SNAL.HNE. 2023-05-05T04:09:39.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 149 25.1526 125 0.02 100
5H.FR05.EHN. 2023-05-05T04:09:39.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 131 22.5552 129 -0.11 73
5H.FR02.EHZ. 2023-05-05T04:09:39.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 178 19.5693 133 0.24 96
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2023-05-05T04:09:38.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 124 18.3705 136 -0.15 97
5H.FR01.EHZ. 2023-05-05T04:09:37.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 231 1.1988 177 -0.2 100
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2023-05-05T04:09:37.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 272 7.2927 160 -0.19 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MRB1.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000125 0.24 AML other m 2023-05-05T04:09:40.88
IV.MRB1.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001005 0.3 AML other m 2023-05-05T04:09:43.80
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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