Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.1 on date 20-05-2023 and time 23:11:30 (UTC) in region Vesuvio

A magnitude Md 1.1 earthquake occured in region: Vesuvio, on

  • 20-05-2023 23:11:30 (UTC)
  • 21-05-2023 01:11:30 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8240, 14.4070 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 4 55274 69914
Pollena Trocchia NA 5 13562 83476
Sant'Anastasia NA 5 27671 111147
Ercolano NA 5 53709 164856
Torre del Greco NA 5 86275 251131
Cercola NA 6 18267 269398
Somma Vesuviana NA 6 35233 304631
San Giorgio a Cremano NA 6 45557 350188
Trecase NA 7 9097 359285
Ottaviano NA 7 23860 383145
Boscotrecase NA 7 10363 393508
Terzigno NA 8 18968 412476
Boscoreale NA 8 28072 440548
Volla NA 8 23755 464303
Torre Annunziata NA 8 42789 507092
San Giuseppe Vesuviano NA 9 30657 537749
Pomigliano d'Arco NA 9 39922 577671
Castello di Cisterna NA 10 7869 585540
Brusciano NA 11 16466 602006
Casalnuovo di Napoli NA 11 49855 651861
San Gennaro Vesuviano NA 11 11966 663827
Pompei NA 12 25358 689185
Poggiomarino NA 12 21976 711161
Mariglianella NA 12 7787 718948
Marigliano NA 12 30157 749105
Scisciano NA 12 5994 755099
San Vitaliano NA 13 6461 761560
Scafati SA 13 50787 812347
Saviano NA 13 15982 828329
Napoli NA 13 974074 1802403
Casoria NA 13 77642 1880045
Palma Campania NA 14 15978 1896023
Afragola NA 14 65057 1961080
Acerra NA 14 59573 2020653
Casavatore NA 14 18661 2039314
Santa Maria la Carità NA 15 11722 2051036
Striano NA 15 8397 2059433
Arzano NA 15 34886 2094319
Nola NA 15 34431 2128750
Carbonara di Nola NA 15 2429 2131179
Castellammare di Stabia NA 16 66466 2197645
San Paolo Bel Sito NA 16 3513 2201158
Liveri NA 16 1607 2202765
Sant'Antonio Abate NA 16 19743 2222508
Angri SA 16 34002 2256510
San Marzano sul Sarno SA 16 10442 2266952
Cimitile NA 16 7280 2274232
Domicella AV 16 1862 2276094
Cardito NA 17 22755 2298849
San Valentino Torio SA 17 10947 2309796
Marzano di Nola AV 17 1727 2311523
Frattamaggiore NA 17 30329 2341852
Caivano NA 17 37879 2379731
Casamarciano NA 17 3289 2383020
Crispano NA 18 12354 2395374
Lettere NA 18 6188 2401562
Casola di Napoli NA 18 3898 2405460
Grumo Nevano NA 18 18061 2423521
Gragnano NA 18 29136 2452657
Vico Equense NA 18 20969 2473626
Camposano NA 18 5333 2478959
Sarno SA 18 31529 2510488
Casandrino NA 18 14336 2524824
Melito di Napoli NA 18 37826 2562650
Frattaminore NA 19 16208 2578858
Pago del Vallo di Lauro AV 19 1830 2580688
Comiziano NA 19 1814 2582502
Sant'Antimo NA 19 33905 2616407
Visciano NA 19 4454 2620861
Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino SA 19 8909 2629770
Pimonte NA 19 5980 2635750
Corbara SA 19 2545 2638295
Mugnano di Napoli NA 19 34828 2673123
Cicciano NA 19 12906 2686029
Orta di Atella CE 20 27191 2713220
Sant'Arpino CE 20 14307 2727527
Tufino NA 20 3776 2731303
Meta NA 20 8015 2739318

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
4 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
5 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
5 Km NE of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
13 Km NW of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
13 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
13 Km SE of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
14 Km SE of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
14 Km S of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
16 Km NW of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
20 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
21 Km SE of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
24 Km SE of Aversa (53047 inhabitants)
27 Km E of Pozzuoli (81661 inhabitants)
29 Km S of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
29 Km W of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
34 Km W of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
34 Km W of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
46 Km SW of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
54 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 1.1 2023-05-20
23:11:30
40.8245 14.4068 1 2023-05-20
23:34:41
Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli) 117534071
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-05-20 23:11:30
Latitude 40.8245
Longitude 14.4068
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 117534071

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) 100.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 147
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:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 117534071
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV-OV (Napoli)
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-20 23:34:41
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