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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 15-08-2019 and time 07:31:57 (Italy) in region 1 km SE Marsicovetere (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 1 km SE Marsicovetere (PZ), on

  • 15-08-2019 05:31:57 (UTC)
  • 15-08-2019 07:31:57 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.3690, 15.8390 at 18 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
Marsicovetere PZ 1 5546 5546
Viggiano PZ 6 3329 8875
Tramutola PZ 7 3089 11964
Paterno PZ 9 3368 15332
Grumento Nova PZ 10 1700 17032
Marsico Nuovo PZ 11 4098 21130
Calvello PZ 12 1948 23078
Sarconi PZ 14 1404 24482
Moliterno PZ 14 4062 28544
Montemurro PZ 15 1235 29779
Laurenzana PZ 15 1797 31576
Padula SA 15 5368 36944
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 16 6704 43648
Abriola PZ 16 1531 45179
Spinoso PZ 16 1462 46641
Corleto Perticara PZ 17 2511 49152
Anzi PZ 18 1696 50848
Sasso di Castalda PZ 19 835 51683

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
72 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
77 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
100 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.4 2019-08-15
05:31:57		 40.369 15.8392 18 2019-11-13
14:31:05		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 73177001
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2019-08-15
05:31:57		 40.3623 15.8292 17 2019-08-15
05:43:31		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 71501191
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-08-15 05:31:57 ± 0.22
Latitude 40.3690 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.8392 ± 0.0130
Depth (km) 18 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 73177001

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 836
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 773
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 82
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) 77
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05216
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.62593
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 73177001
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-10-11 09:51:23

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 71501191
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-08-15 05:43:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CUC.HHE. 2019-08-15T05:32:11.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 183 41.625 103 0.56 42
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2019-08-15T05:32:09.22 0.6 undecidable manual S 223 35.2425 106 -0.25 46
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2019-08-15T05:32:09.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 142 69.4749 97 0.03 45
IX.SRN3.HNE.02 2019-08-15T05:32:09.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 292 34.743 107 0.49 42
IX.STN3.HHZ.02 2019-08-15T05:32:06.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 318 23.8539 117 0.04 48
IX.PGN3.HHE.02 2019-08-15T05:32:06.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 351 22.8549 118 0.32 45
IV.ACER.HNZ. 2019-08-15T05:32:06.21 1.0 undecidable manual P 11 47.1195 101 0.09 23
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2019-08-15T05:32:05.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 278 17.5713 127 0.08 48
MN.CUC.HHE. 2019-08-15T05:32:05.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 183 41.625 103 0.24 68
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2019-08-15T05:32:05.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 173 20.868 121 -0.35 46
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2019-08-15T05:32:04.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 223 35.2425 106 0.08 94
IX.SRN3.HNE.02 2019-08-15T05:32:04.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 292 34.743 107 -0.21 70
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2019-08-15T05:32:03.05 1.0 undecidable manual P 48 25.2525 115 0.15 23
IX.VGG3.HNE.01 2019-08-15T05:32:03.33 0.1 undecidable manual S 125 6.3936 157 0 100
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2019-08-15T05:32:02.14 0.3 positive manual P 278 17.5713 127 0.26 70
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2019-08-15T05:32:02.31 0.6 negative manual P 173 20.868 121 0.01 49
IX.STN3.HHZ.02 2019-08-15T05:32:02.34 0.6 undecidable manual P 318 23.8539 117 -0.37 46
IX.PGN3.HHE.02 2019-08-15T05:32:02.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 351 22.8549 118 -0.19 72
IX.VGG3.HNE.01 2019-08-15T05:32:01.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 125 6.3936 157 0.34 93
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2019-08-15T05:31:59.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 213 5.7942 159 -1.01 75
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0003615 0.08 AML other m 2019-08-15T05:32:01.62
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000413 0.08 AML other m 2019-08-15T05:32:01.62
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0005135000000000001 1.08 AML other m 2019-08-15T05:32:01.30
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0005560000000000001 1.08 AML other m 2019-08-15T05:32:01.30
IV.SLCN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00023899999999999998 0.34 AML other m 2019-08-15T05:32:05.74
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00010435 0.18 AML other m 2019-08-15T05:32:06.31
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001255 0.42 AML other m 2019-08-15T05:32:06.97
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:1.3 0.00011449999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2019-08-15T05:32:06.76
IV.SLCN.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000174 1.64 AML other m 2019-08-15T05:32:06.08
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:1.3 0.000111 1.26 AML other m 2019-08-15T05:32:08.96
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00003002222 0.2208 AML other m 2019-08-15T05:32:11.09
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000017217774999999998 0.5184 AML other m 2019-08-15T05:32:16.48
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