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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 05-03-2020 and time 06:37:49 (UTC) in region 1 km N Potenza (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 1 km N Potenza (PZ), on

  • 05-03-2020 06:37:49 (UTC)
  • 05-03-2020 07:37:49 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6490, 15.8060 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
Potenza PZ 1 67122 67122
Pignola PZ 8 6962 74084
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 10 2047 76131
Avigliano PZ 12 11577 87708
Brindisi Montagna PZ 12 908 88616
Pietragalla PZ 13 4160 92776
Tito PZ 13 7332 100108
Ruoti PZ 13 3579 103687
Cancellara PZ 14 1309 104996
Picerno PZ 14 5985 110981
Abriola PZ 16 1531 112512
Trivigno PZ 17 678 113190
Anzi PZ 18 1696 114886
Tolve PZ 18 3251 118137
Baragiano PZ 18 2671 120808
Satriano di Lucania PZ 18 2374 123182
Calvello PZ 20 1948 125130
Filiano PZ 20 2926 128056
Acerenza PZ 20 2402 130458

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
1 Km N of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
69 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
70 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
85 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
88 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
93 Km S of Foggia (151991 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 1.3 2020-03-05
06:37:49		 40.6492 15.8058 18 2020-07-18
21:08:42		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 80892531
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2020-03-05
06:37:48		 40.6537 15.8278 24 2020-03-05
06:43:17		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 77036801
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-03-05 06:37:49 ± 0.13
Latitude 40.6492 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.8058 ± 0.0095
Depth (km) 18 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 80892531

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 746
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 339
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 72
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 750.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.49463
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80892531
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-07-08 22:09:44

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 77036801
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-03-05 06:43:17
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NDIM.HNZ. 2020-03-05T06:39:27.44 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 13.56 0
IV.BRSN.EHZ. 2020-03-05T06:39:16.92 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 16.889999 0
IV.VIVA.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:39:06.35 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 0.54 0
TV.SF04.EHZ. 2020-03-05T06:38:48.01 3.0 negative manual Pn -1.57 0
IV.PE3.EHZ. 2020-03-05T06:38:47.97 3.0 positive manual Pn -3.21 0
AC.VLO.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:38:35.65 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.47 0
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:38:33.38 3.0 undecidable manual S -1.52 0
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:38:21.75 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.88 0
IT.VNF1.HGZ. 2020-03-05T06:38:20.63 3.0 positive manual P 1.64 0
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:38:01.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 181 35.9418 107 -0.16 48
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:38:00.07 0.6 undecidable manual S 294 29.2485 112 0.43 46
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:38:00.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 207 32.2455 109 0.42 46
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:37:59.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 123 25.752 115 0.53 45
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2020-03-05T06:37:58.62 1.0 undecidable manual P 155 54.9006 100 -0.35 22
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:37:57.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 37 19.0698 125 -0.14 50
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:37:55.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 181 35.9418 107 -0.35 69
IV.PZUN.HNZ. 2020-03-05T06:37:55.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 166 0.3996 179 0.28 50
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:37:55.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 123 25.752 115 0.37 94
IX.PGN3.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:37:55.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 185 8.5803 151 0.01 52
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:37:55.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 294 29.2485 112 -0.1 98
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:37:55.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 207 32.2455 109 -0.04 99
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:37:53.53 0.1 positive manual P 37 19.0698 125 -0.24 98
IV.PZUN.HNZ. 2020-03-05T06:37:52.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 166 0.3996 179 -0.06 78
IX.PGN3.HHZ. 2020-03-05T06:37:52.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 185 8.5803 151 -0.19 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001905 0.52 AML other m 2020-03-05T06:37:57.41
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000154 0.62 AML other m 2020-03-05T06:37:57.95
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00005255 1.04 AML other m 2020-03-05T06:38:00.30
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00007189999999999999 0.56 AML other m 2020-03-05T06:38:01.97
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00008345 0.48 AML other m 2020-03-05T06:38:01.75
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000382 1.4 AML other m 2020-03-05T06:38:03.06
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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