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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 29-12-2019 and time 02:17:08 (Italy) in region 3 km E Pignola (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Pignola (PZ), on

  • 29-12-2019 01:17:08 (UTC)
  • 29-12-2019 02:17:08 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.5690, 15.8240 at 20 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
Pignola PZ 3 6962 6962
Abriola PZ 7 1531 8493
Potenza PZ 8 67122 75615
Anzi PZ 10 1696 77311
Calvello PZ 11 1948 79259
Brindisi Montagna PZ 11 908 80167
Tito PZ 12 7332 87499
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 14 2047 89546
Trivigno PZ 14 678 90224
Sasso di Castalda PZ 15 835 91059
Satriano di Lucania PZ 16 2374 93433
Picerno PZ 18 5985 99418
Laurenzana PZ 18 1797 101215
Albano di Lucania PZ 18 1435 102650
Marsico Nuovo PZ 18 4098 106748
Brienza PZ 19 4078 110826
Castelmezzano PZ 20 800 111626
Cancellara PZ 20 1309 112935
Avigliano PZ 20 11577 124512

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
8 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
71 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
78 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
96 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 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 2019-12-29
01:17:08		 40.5692 15.8238 20 2020-02-28
16:42:19		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 75679431
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2019-12-29
01:17:08		 40.5422 15.8927 10 2019-12-29
01:21:09		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 75066141
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-12-29 01:17:08 ± 0.09
Latitude 40.5692 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.8238 ± 0.0059
Depth (km) 20 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 75679431

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 497
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 203
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 100
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 97
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07734
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.79770
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75066141
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-29 01:21:09

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75679431
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-20 14:31:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2019-12-29T01:17:23.75 0.6 undecidable manual P 150 88.5447 96 -0.01 49
IV.ORI.HHN. 2019-12-29T01:17:22.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 137 78.1662 97 -0.04 100
IV.LTRZ.HNN. 2019-12-29T01:17:22.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 87 83.9493 97 -0.09 73
IV.AMUR.HHN. 2019-12-29T01:17:21.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 60 75.5688 98 0.09 49
IV.CRAC.EHN. 2019-12-29T01:17:19.08 0.6 undecidable manual P 112 55.5999 101 0.34 48
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2019-12-29T01:17:19.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 30 62.8926 100 -0.36 71
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2019-12-29T01:17:18.69 0.3 undecidable manual S 22 26.1516 118 0.04 83
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2019-12-29T01:17:18.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 184 27.1506 117 -0.28 52
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2019-12-29T01:17:18.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 219 25.5522 118 0.14 54
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2019-12-29T01:17:17.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 105 20.6682 125 0.14 81
IV.PALZ.HHN. 2019-12-29T01:17:16.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 15 43.1235 105 -0.25 76
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2019-12-29T01:17:15.04 0.3 undecidable manual S 351 8.5803 152 -0.22 81
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2019-12-29T01:17:14.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 219 25.5522 118 -0.05 82
IX.AVG3.HNZ.01 2019-12-29T01:17:14.31 0.3 undecidable manual P 339 22.9548 122 0.32 78
IX.BEL3.HNZ.01 2019-12-29T01:17:14.27 0.6 undecidable manual P 316 22.5552 122 0.33 52
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2019-12-29T01:17:14.35 0.6 undecidable manual P 22 26.1516 118 -0.06 54
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2019-12-29T01:17:14.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 184 27.1506 117 -0.2 79
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2019-12-29T01:17:13.96 0.6 undecidable manual P 105 20.6682 125 0.26 53
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2019-12-29T01:17:12.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 351 8.5803 152 0.14 83
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SLCN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00017999999999999998 0.38 AML other m 2019-12-29T01:17:19.79
IV.PZUN.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0002505 0.22 AML other m 2019-12-29T01:17:15.21
IV.SLCN.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00015314539999999999 0.36 AML other m 2019-12-29T01:17:19.13
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:0.8 0.000028814450000000003 0.28 AML other m 2019-12-29T01:17:18.96
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:1.1 0.000058645349999999996 1.58 AML other m 2019-12-29T01:17:18.33
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000101852735 0.3 AML other m 2019-12-29T01:17:18.93
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001238456 0.66 AML other m 2019-12-29T01:17:18.90
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