Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.0 on date 15-03-2024 and time 19:42:56 (Italy) in region Vesuvio

A magnitude Md 1.0 earthquake occured in region: Vesuvio, on

  • 15-03-2024 18:42:56 (UTC)
  • 15-03-2024 19:42:56 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8200, 14.4150 at 1 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
San Sebastiano al Vesuvio NA 4 9196 9196
Massa di Somma NA 4 5444 14640
Portici NA 5 55274 69914
Pollena Trocchia NA 5 13562 83476
Sant'Anastasia NA 5 27671 111147
Torre del Greco NA 5 86275 197422
Trecase NA 6 9097 206519
Ercolano NA 6 53709 260228
Somma Vesuviana NA 6 35233 295461
Boscotrecase NA 6 10363 305824
Ottaviano NA 6 23860 329684
Cercola NA 7 18267 347951
San Giorgio a Cremano NA 7 45557 393508
Boscoreale NA 7 28072 421580
Terzigno NA 7 18968 440548
Torre Annunziata NA 7 42789 483337
San Giuseppe Vesuviano NA 8 30657 513994
Volla NA 9 23755 537749
Pomigliano d'Arco NA 10 39922 577671
Pompei NA 11 25358 603029
San Gennaro Vesuviano NA 11 11966 614995
Castello di Cisterna NA 11 7869 622864
Poggiomarino NA 11 21976 644840
Brusciano NA 11 16466 661306
Casalnuovo di Napoli NA 12 49855 711161
Mariglianella NA 12 7787 718948
Scafati SA 12 50787 769735
Marigliano NA 12 30157 799892
Scisciano NA 12 5994 805886
San Vitaliano NA 13 6461 812347
Saviano NA 13 15982 828329
Palma Campania NA 13 15978 844307
Santa Maria la Carità NA 14 11722 856029
Striano NA 14 8397 864426
Napoli NA 14 974074 1838500
Casoria NA 14 77642 1916142
Afragola NA 15 65057 1981199
Acerra NA 15 59573 2040772
Casavatore NA 15 18661 2059433
Castellammare di Stabia NA 15 66466 2125899
Carbonara di Nola NA 15 2429 2128328
Nola NA 15 34431 2162759
San Paolo Bel Sito NA 15 3513 2166272
Angri SA 16 34002 2200274
San Marzano sul Sarno SA 16 10442 2210716
Sant'Antonio Abate NA 16 19743 2230459
Liveri NA 16 1607 2232066
Arzano NA 16 34886 2266952
Domicella AV 16 1862 2268814
San Valentino Torio SA 16 10947 2279761
Cimitile NA 17 7280 2287041
Marzano di Nola AV 17 1727 2288768
Lettere NA 17 6188 2294956
Casola di Napoli NA 17 3898 2298854
Gragnano NA 17 29136 2327990
Vico Equense NA 17 20969 2348959
Sarno SA 17 31529 2380488
Cardito NA 17 22755 2403243
Casamarciano NA 17 3289 2406532
Camposano NA 18 5333 2411865
Caivano NA 18 37879 2449744
Frattamaggiore NA 18 30329 2480073
Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino SA 18 8909 2488982
Pimonte NA 18 5980 2494962
Pago del Vallo di Lauro AV 18 1830 2496792
Crispano NA 18 12354 2509146
Grumo Nevano NA 19 18061 2527207
Corbara SA 19 2545 2529752
Visciano NA 19 4454 2534206
Comiziano NA 19 1814 2536020
Casandrino NA 19 14336 2550356
Melito di Napoli NA 19 37826 2588182
Meta NA 19 8015 2596197
Cicciano NA 19 12906 2609103
Pagani SA 19 35834 2644937
Frattaminore NA 19 16208 2661145
Lauro AV 20 3509 2664654
Sant'Antimo NA 20 33905 2698559
Tufino NA 20 3776 2702335

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
5 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
6 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
12 Km NW of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
14 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
14 Km SE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
15 Km SE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
15 Km S of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
15 Km NW of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
21 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
22 Km SE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
25 Km SE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
27 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
28 Km W of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
29 Km S of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
33 Km W of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
34 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
46 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
53 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 1.0 2024-03-15
18:42:56
40.8198 14.4147 1 2024-03-18
16:37:46
Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli) 125969561
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-15 18:42:56
Latitude 40.8198
Longitude 14.4147
Depth (km) 1 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-OV#SiSmi
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125969561

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) 134
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) 0.04
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:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 125969561
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-18 16:37:46
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