Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 07-11-2008 and time 09:17:47 (UTC) in region 5 km E Matera (MT)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 5 km E Matera (MT), on

  • 07-11-2008 09:17:47 (UTC)
  • 07-11-2008 10:17:47 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6810, 16.6600 at 0 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Matera MT 5 60436 60436
Laterza TA 13 15290 75726
Ginosa TA 14 22632 98358
Montescaglioso MT 14 9942 108300
Santeramo in Colle BA 15 26734 135034
Miglionico MT 18 2510 137544
Altamura BA 19 70396 207940

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km E of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
19 Km SE of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
48 Km S of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
53 Km SW of Bari (326344 inhabitants)
54 Km W of Taranto (201100 inhabitants)
59 Km S of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
64 Km S of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
68 Km SE of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
69 Km S of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
78 Km SE of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
91 Km SE of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 1.8
ML 1.5
2008-11-07
09:17:47
40.681 16.66 0 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 727489
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-11-07 09:17:47 ± 0.1
Latitude 40.6810 ± 0.0045
Longitude 16.6600 ± 0.0059
Depth (km) 0 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 727489

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 579
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 526
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 11
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 707.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 111
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04676
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.32466
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 727489
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:45:49

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 727489
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:45:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NOCI.HHN. 2008-11-07T09:18:00.58 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 70 36.0417 0.346 44
IV.AMUR.HHN. 2008-11-07T09:17:56.79 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 349 25.5522 0.204 47
IV.NOCI.HHN. 2008-11-07T09:17:54.92 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 70 36.0417 -0.027 47
IV.MIGL.HHE. 2008-11-07T09:17:54.85 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 245 20.2686 0.074 48
IV.AMUR.HHN. 2008-11-07T09:17:52.53 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 349 25.5522 -0.312 91
IV.MIGL.HHE. 2008-11-07T09:17:51.91 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 245 20.2686 0.111 96
GE.MATE.HHE. 2008-11-07T09:17:49.38 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 134 5.1948 -0.139 49
GE.MATE.HHE. 2008-11-07T09:17:48.73 0.1 positive manual Pg 134 5.1948 -0.032 100
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