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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 15-08-2015 and time 05:02:47 (UTC) in region 1 km NW Avella (AV)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW Avella (AV), on

  • 15-08-2015 05:02:47 (UTC)
  • 15-08-2015 07:02:47 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.9680, 14.5980 at 6 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Avella AV 1 7890 7890
Sperone AV 2 3706 11596
Baiano AV 3 4718 16314
Tufino NA 3 3776 20090
Roccarainola NA 3 7082 27172
Sirignano AV 4 2933 30105
Quadrelle AV 4 1865 31970
Comiziano NA 4 1814 33784
Cicciano NA 5 12906 46690
Mugnano del Cardinale AV 5 5373 52063
Visciano NA 5 4454 56517
Casamarciano NA 5 3289 59806
Camposano NA 6 5333 65139
Cervinara AV 6 9658 74797
Cimitile NA 7 7280 82077
San Paolo Bel Sito NA 7 3513 85590
Nola NA 7 34431 120021
Rotondi AV 7 3591 123612
Liveri NA 8 1607 125219
Marzano di Nola AV 8 1727 126946
Paolisi BN 8 2072 129018
Pago del Vallo di Lauro AV 8 1830 130848
Forchia BN 9 1235 132083
San Martino Valle Caudina AV 9 4884 136967
Arpaia BN 9 1992 138959
Saviano NA 10 15982 154941
Domicella AV 10 1862 156803
Taurano AV 10 1546 158349
Pannarano BN 10 2130 160479
Lauro AV 10 3509 163988
Carbonara di Nola NA 10 2429 166417
San Vitaliano NA 11 6461 172878
Arienzo CE 11 5365 178243
San Felice a Cancello CE 11 17568 195811
Scisciano NA 11 5994 201805
Montesarchio BN 11 13500 215305
Airola BN 11 8195 223500
Roccabascerana AV 12 2354 225854
Pietrastornina AV 12 1553 227407
Palma Campania NA 12 15978 243385
Moschiano AV 12 1673 245058
Sant'Angelo a Scala AV 12 730 245788
Bonea BN 12 1448 247236
Quindici AV 12 1938 249174
Bucciano BN 12 2100 251274
Marigliano NA 13 30157 281431
Summonte AV 13 1583 283014
Mercogliano AV 13 12267 295281
Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo AV 13 2145 297426
Moiano BN 13 4094 301520
Santa Maria a Vico CE 13 14022 315542
Monteforte Irpino AV 13 11467 327009
San Gennaro Vesuviano NA 13 11966 338975
Mariglianella NA 14 7787 346762
Arpaise BN 14 761 347523
Capriglia Irpina AV 15 2398 349921
Brusciano NA 16 16466 366387
Sant'Agata de' Goti BN 16 11216 377603
Altavilla Irpina AV 16 4196 381799
Grottolella AV 16 1869 383668
Ceppaloni BN 16 3415 387083
Durazzano BN 16 2230 389313
Ottaviano NA 17 23860 413173
Forino AV 17 5384 418557
Cervino CE 17 5031 423588
San Giuseppe Vesuviano NA 17 30657 454245
Apollosa BN 17 2658 456903
Castello di Cisterna NA 17 7869 464772
Sarno SA 17 31529 496301
Striano NA 17 8397 504698
Somma Vesuviana NA 17 35233 539931
Avellino AV 18 54857 594788
Tocco Caudio BN 18 1508 596296
San Leucio del Sannio BN 18 3106 599402
Montefredane AV 18 2297 601699
Petruro Irpino AV 18 349 602048
Pomigliano d'Arco NA 18 39922 641970
Chianche AV 18 475 642445
Contrada AV 19 3053 645498
Bracigliano SA 19 5565 651063
Campoli del Monte Taburno BN 19 1546 652609
Acerra NA 19 59573 712182
Poggiomarino NA 19 21976 734158
Maddaloni CE 20 39166 773324
San Valentino Torio SA 20 10947 784271
Terzigno NA 20 18968 803239
Valle di Maddaloni CE 20 2742 805981
Tufo AV 20 889 806870
Torrioni AV 20 549 807419
Sant'Anastasia NA 20 27671 835090

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
18 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
19 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
24 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
25 Km E of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
25 Km N of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
25 Km E of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
26 Km NE of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
27 Km E of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
27 Km NE of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
28 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
31 Km N of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
32 Km NE of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
32 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
33 Km E of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
34 Km E of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
35 Km NW of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
35 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
45 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
52 Km NW of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
96 Km SW of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 2.0 2015-08-15
05:02:47		 40.9682 14.5975 6 2016-01-08
08:46:44		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 22532391
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.0 2015-08-15
05:02:47		 40.9417 14.5833 1 2015-08-15
05:15:48		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 20905661
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2015-08-15 05:02:47 ± 0.21
Latitude 40.9682 ± 0.0099
Longitude 14.5975 ± 0.0083
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 22532391

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1095
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 589
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 17
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1100.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 175
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 2.51810
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 20905661
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-08-15 05:15:47

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 22532391
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-12-03 14:04:14
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SSFR.HNZ. 2015-08-15T05:04:16.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 8.24 0
IV.PP3.EHZ. 2015-08-15T05:04:01.99 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 279.5091 0.76 0
IV.HPAC.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:03:59.82 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 6.61 0
IV.DGI.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:03:56.67 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 8.97 0
IV.PP3.EHZ. 2015-08-15T05:03:32.42 3.0 positive manual Pg 279.5091 3.38 0
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:03:13.62 3.0 undecidable manual S 78.8655 0.66 0
IV.SGRT.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:03:10.49 3.0 negative manual P 0.19 0
IV.MODR.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:03:09.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 288 63.3921 50 0.95 51
IV.MCRV.HHN. 2015-08-15T05:03:05.36 0.1 undecidable manual S 113 52.1034 50 0.05 92
IX.LIO3.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:03:04.77 0.1 undecidable manual S 99 49.5171 50 0.17 91
IV.TRIV.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:03:03.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 357 88.6446 50 -0.28 82
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:03:03.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 11 48.4182 50 -0.4 65
IV.CERA.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:03:03.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 326 84.9483 50 0.1 86
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:03:02.12 3.0 undecidable manual P 78.8655 0 0
IV.MODR.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:03:00.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 288 63.3921 50 0.83 72
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:03:00.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 61 35.4423 100 0.52 65
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:02:59.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 32 33.4443 101 0.24 69
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:02:59.35 0.6 positive manual P 360 64.0914 50 -0.44 42
IV.VAGA.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:02:58.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 58.0974 50 0.09 91
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:02:57.46 3.0 negative manual P -0.38 0
IX.LIO3.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:02:57.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 99 49.5171 50 -0.33 88
IV.MCRV.HHN. 2015-08-15T05:02:57.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 113 52.1034 50 -0.23 89
IV.SACR.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:02:57.20 1.0 positive manual P 11 48.4182 50 -0.18 23
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:02:56.83 0.1 undecidable manual S 7 24.0537 105 0.32 92
IV.MRB1.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:02:55.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 61 35.4423 100 0.13 94
IV.PIGN.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:02:55.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 307 43.3233 50 -0.8 76
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:02:54.86 0.3 negative manual P 32 33.4443 101 0.14 70
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2015-08-15T05:02:52.42 0.1 undecidable manual P 7 24.0537 105 -0.45 89
IV.PAOL.HNZ. 2015-08-15T05:02:50.88 0.6 undecidable manual S 340 7.3815 131 -0.41 46
IV.PAOL.HNZ. 2015-08-15T05:02:49.80 0.1 positive manual P 340 7.3815 131 -0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.BSSO.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000049600000000000006 1.28 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:12.24
IV.BSSO.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00004405 0.84 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:19.39
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000058899999999999995 0.86 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:21.59
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00007525000000000001 0.78 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:22.75
IV.CERA.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00011850000000000001 1.4 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:23.29
IV.CERA.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0001475 0.86 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:24.49
IV.MODR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00015 0.86 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:13.85
IV.MODR.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000135 0.6 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:11.85
IV.MRB1.HHE. ML:2.3 0.0007885 0.68 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:08.43
IV.MRB1.HNN. ML:2.3 0.0008494999999999999 0.7 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:14.55
IV.MRB1.HHN. ML:2.3 0.0008505 0.68 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:14.89
IV.MRB1.HNE. ML:2.2 0.0007405 0.68 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:08.44
IV.PIGN.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00023649999999999998 1.32 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:07.99
IV.PIGN.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0001795 1.32 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:06.72
IV.PSB1.HNN. ML:1.8 0.000301 0.6 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:10.88
IV.PSB1.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0003605 0.6 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:10.88
IV.PSB1.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00041500000000000006 0.72 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:11.19
IV.PSB1.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000411 0.74 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:11.21
IV.SACR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00021250000000000002 0.8 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:15.18
IV.SACR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000217 0.8 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:06.78
IV.SGRT.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00006855 1.04 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:31.29
IV.SGRT.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00006459999999999998 0.74 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:33.29
IV.SNAL.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00023649999999999998 1.58 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:19.42
IV.SNAL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002455 1.58 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:19.40
IV.SNAL.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0002325 1.2 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:22.77
IV.SNAL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0002515 1.16 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:22.78
IV.TRIV.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00007439999999999999 0.5 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:23.17
IV.TRIV.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00008410000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:25.67
IV.VAGA.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00030300000000000005 1.06 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:19.14
IV.VAGA.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000151 0.64 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:15.53
IV.VITU.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0029050000000000005 1.58 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:00.11
IV.VITU.HHE. ML:2.6 0.002775 0.38 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:00.73
IV.VITU.HNE. ML:2.1 0.000904 1.46 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:00.59
IV.VITU.HNN. ML:2.6 0.0027199999999999998 1.56 AML other m 2015-08-15T05:03:00.12
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