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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 06-01-2020 and time 20:24:40 (Italy) in region 2 km NE Pignola (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Pignola (PZ), on

  • 06-01-2020 19:24:40 (UTC)
  • 06-01-2020 20:24:40 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.5850, 15.8010 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 2 6962 6962
Potenza PZ 6 67122 74084
Abriola PZ 9 1531 75615
Tito PZ 10 7332 82947
Brindisi Montagna PZ 12 908 83855
Calvello PZ 13 1948 85803
Anzi PZ 13 1696 87499
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 14 2047 89546
Satriano di Lucania PZ 15 2374 91920
Sasso di Castalda PZ 15 835 92755
Picerno PZ 15 5985 98740
Trivigno PZ 16 678 99418
Avigliano PZ 18 11577 110995
Ruoti PZ 18 3579 114574
Brienza PZ 19 4078 118652
Marsico Nuovo PZ 19 4098 122750
Cancellara PZ 19 1309 124059
Pietragalla PZ 20 4160 128219
Albano di Lucania PZ 20 1435 129654

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
69 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
76 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
96 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
100 Km S of Foggia (151991 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 		ML 1.7 2020-01-06
19:24:40		 40.5847 15.8012 20 2020-07-18
21:08:23		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 77019831
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2020-01-06
19:24:40		 40.5722 15.8138 18 2020-01-06
19:36:09		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 75338951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-01-06 19:24:40 ± 0.1
Latitude 40.5847 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.8012 ± 0.0071
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 77019831

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 632
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 139
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 302
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 76
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56208
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75338951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-06 19:36:09

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77019831
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-04 09:14:55
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2020-01-06T19:25:17.59 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.54 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2020-01-06T19:25:10.10 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.05 0
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2020-01-06T19:24:51.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 32 62.3931 100 -0.12 90
IV.CRAC.EHN. 2020-01-06T19:24:51.17 0.6 undecidable manual P 113 57.9975 100 0.42 43
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2020-01-06T19:24:50.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 213 25.8519 118 0.25 70
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2020-01-06T19:24:50.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 28 25.3524 119 0.23 70
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2020-01-06T19:24:49.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 108 23.0547 122 0.36 69
IX.COL3.HNE.02 2020-01-06T19:24:48.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 286 41.2254 106 0.08 47
IX.MRN3.HNZ.01 2020-01-06T19:24:48.35 0.3 undecidable manual S 199 18.6702 129 -0.26 71
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2020-01-06T19:24:48.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 173 45.0216 104 -0.24 67
IV.PALZ.HHN. 2020-01-06T19:24:48.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 18 42.0246 106 -0.25 91
IX.STN3.HHZ. 2020-01-06T19:24:47.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 244 13.9749 138 0.21 48
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2020-01-06T19:24:46.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 180 28.8489 115 -0.15 71
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2020-01-06T19:24:46.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 4 6.7932 158 -0.22 74
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2020-01-06T19:24:46.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 213 25.8519 118 0.06 73
IX.BEL3.HNZ.01 2020-01-06T19:24:45.57 0.6 undecidable manual P 316 20.0688 126 0.31 46
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2020-01-06T19:24:45.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 28 25.3524 119 -0.07 73
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2020-01-06T19:24:45.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 108 23.0547 122 0.31 70
IX.CGG3.HNZ. 2020-01-06T19:24:45.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 259 23.9538 121 0.09 97
IX.MRN3.HNZ.01 2020-01-06T19:24:44.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 18.6702 129 -0.22 71
IX.STN3.HHZ. 2020-01-06T19:24:44.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 244 13.9749 138 -0.02 100
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2020-01-06T19:24:43.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 4 6.7932 158 -0.2 73
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PZUN.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0005013771 1.7824 AML other m 2020-01-06T19:24:46.08
IV.PZUN.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00048235695 1.808 AML other m 2020-01-06T19:24:46.08
IV.PZUN.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00044768434999999996 1.7568 AML other m 2020-01-06T19:24:47.06
IV.PZUN.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00042326779999999996 1.7568 AML other m 2020-01-06T19:24:47.06
IV.SLCN.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00023960709999999998 1.2576 AML other m 2020-01-06T19:24:50.89
IV.SLCN.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00019468145 0.2304 AML other m 2020-01-06T19:24:50.90
IV.SLCN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00018346309999999998 1.6416 AML other m 2020-01-06T19:24:51.05
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001777492 1.6416 AML other m 2020-01-06T19:24:51.89
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00017367864999999998 0.1792 AML other m 2020-01-06T19:24:51.05
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