Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.1 on date 20-08-2023 and time 21:58:08 (Italy) in region Campi Flegrei

A magnitude Md 2.1 earthquake occured in region: Campi Flegrei, on

  • 20-08-2023 19:58:08 (UTC)
  • 20-08-2023 21:58:08 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8350, 14.1150 at 2 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli).

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
Pozzuoli NA 3 81661 81661
Bacoli NA 5 26560 108221
Quarto NA 6 40930 149151
Monte di Procida NA 7 12886 162037
Marano di Napoli NA 10 59874 221911
Qualiano NA 10 25702 247613
Calvizzano NA 10 12329 259942
Procida NA 11 10530 270472
Mugnano di Napoli NA 12 34828 305300
Napoli NA 12 974074 1279374
Villaricca NA 12 31122 1310496
Giugliano in Campania NA 13 122974 1433470
Melito di Napoli NA 14 37826 1471296
Parete CE 14 11442 1482738
Sant'Antimo NA 15 33905 1516643
Casavatore NA 15 18661 1535304
Arzano NA 16 34886 1570190
Casandrino NA 16 14336 1584526
Lusciano CE 17 15362 1599888
Trentola-Ducenta CE 17 19429 1619317
Casoria NA 17 77642 1696959
Grumo Nevano NA 17 18061 1715020
Cesa CE 17 8841 1723861
Aversa CE 17 53047 1776908
Casapesenna CE 17 6987 1783895
San Marcellino CE 18 14155 1798050
Ischia NA 18 19915 1817965
Frattamaggiore NA 18 30329 1848294
Sant'Arpino CE 18 14307 1862601
San Cipriano d'Aversa CE 19 13653 1876254
San Giorgio a Cremano NA 19 45557 1921811
Succivo CE 19 8457 1930268
Frignano CE 19 9008 1939276
Frattaminore NA 19 16208 1955484
Villa di Briano CE 19 7087 1962571
Afragola NA 19 65057 2027628
Gricignano di Aversa CE 19 11881 2039509
Carinaro CE 19 7181 2046690
Teverola CE 19 14291 2060981
Casal di Principe CE 19 21389 2082370
Crispano NA 20 12354 2094724
Orta di Atella CE 20 27191 2121915
Ercolano NA 20 53709 2175624
Cardito NA 20 22755 2198379
Casamicciola Terme NA 20 8362 2206741
Villa Literno CE 20 11985 2218726
Casaluce CE 20 10078 2228804

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
3 Km SE of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
10 Km SW of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
12 Km W of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
13 Km SW of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
17 Km W of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
17 Km SW of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
19 Km SW of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
20 Km W of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
20 Km W of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
22 Km W of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
25 Km SW of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
33 Km SW of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
35 Km W of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
36 Km W of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
52 Km W of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
57 Km W of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
58 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
77 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 2.1 2023-08-20
19:58:08
40.8347 14.1152 2 2023-08-21
09:26:09
Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli) 120351881
Reviewed
Rev200
Md 1.7 2023-08-20
19:58:08
40.8248 14.1297 2 2023-08-20
20:30:02
Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli) 120336681
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-20 19:58:08
Latitude 40.8347
Longitude 14.1152
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 120351881

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) 200.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 172
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) 0.09
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
Magnitudes information

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 120351881
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-21 09:26:09

Md:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 120336681
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-20 20:30:02
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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