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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 09-03-2018 and time 05:57:10 (Italy) in region 3 km E Maratea (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Maratea (PZ), on

  • 09-03-2018 04:57:10 (UTC)
  • 09-03-2018 05:57:10 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.9910, 15.7590 at 8 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Maratea PZ 3 5139 5139
Trecchina PZ 4 2316 7455
Tortora CS 8 6187 13642
Aieta CS 9 823 14465
Nemoli PZ 9 1495 15960
Lauria PZ 9 12919 28879
Rivello PZ 10 2767 31646
Praia a Mare CS 11 6725 38371
Sapri SA 14 6770 45141
Lagonegro PZ 15 5584 50725
San Nicola Arcella CS 16 1957 52682
Torraca SA 17 1263 53945
Papasidero CS 18 734 54679
Castelluccio Inferiore PZ 18 2131 56810
Laino Borgo CS 19 1921 58731
Castelluccio Superiore PZ 19 824 59555
Laino Castello CS 20 848 60403
Vibonati SA 20 3293 63696
Ispani SA 20 1026 64722

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
72 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
95 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.2 2018-03-09
04:57:10		 39.9913 15.7588 8 2018-03-09
05:02:47		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 54463441
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2018-03-09 04:57:10 ± 0.1
Latitude 39.9913 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.7588 ± 0.0094
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 54463441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 840
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 278
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 59
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 840.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 151
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04317
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.48563
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 54463441
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-03-09 05:02:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2018-03-09T04:57:28.12 0.3 undecidable manual S 162 53.9016 50 0.33 66
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2018-03-09T04:57:27.49 0.1 undecidable manual S 313 53.0025 50 -0.05 93
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2018-03-09T04:57:23.13 0.1 undecidable manual S 6 37.2294 50 -0.19 93
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2018-03-09T04:57:21.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 359 30.5472 104 0.37 68
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2018-03-09T04:57:20.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 162 53.9016 50 0.16 91
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2018-03-09T04:57:19.00 0.1 undecidable manual S 313 23.8539 108 0.12 96
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2018-03-09T04:57:19.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 313 53.0025 50 -0.37 87
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2018-03-09T04:57:18.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 24 23.0547 108 0.35 46
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2018-03-09T04:57:17.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 6 37.2294 50 -0.33 90
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2018-03-09T04:57:16.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 359 30.5472 104 0.04 97
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2018-03-09T04:57:15.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 24 23.0547 108 0.34 92
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2018-03-09T04:57:15.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 313 23.8539 108 -0.02 98
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2018-03-09T04:57:15.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 119 22.6551 109 0.04 98
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2018-03-09T04:57:12.11 0.1 positive manual P 87 4.7952 148 0.1 100
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2018-03-09T04:57:12.76 0.1 undecidable manual S 87 4.7952 148 -0.58 89
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00004175 0.48 AML other m 2018-03-09T04:57:24.79
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001265 0.16 AML other m 2018-03-09T04:57:19.20
IV.MMN.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000809 0.18 AML other m 2018-03-09T04:57:19.36
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000134 0.44 AML other m 2018-03-09T04:57:19.44
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:1.3 0.0001189 0.42 AML other m 2018-03-09T04:57:19.66
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00011949999999999999 0.18 AML other m 2018-03-09T04:57:19.80
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00019700000000000002 0.4 AML other m 2018-03-09T04:57:19.76
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00020250000000000002 0.4 AML other m 2018-03-09T04:57:19.96
IV.MMN.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000129 1.06 AML other m 2018-03-09T04:57:20.43
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00006840000000000001 0.42 AML other m 2018-03-09T04:57:23.19
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000066 0.82 AML other m 2018-03-09T04:57:23.42
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000055900000000000004 0.76 AML other m 2018-03-09T04:57:24.73
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