Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 09-04-2020 and time 13:49:49 (Italy) in region 5 km NE Picerno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NE Picerno (PZ), on

  • 09-04-2020 11:49:49 (UTC)
  • 09-04-2020 13:49:49 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6750, 15.6600 at 11 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Picerno PZ 5 5985 5985
Ruoti PZ 5 3579 9564
Baragiano PZ 6 2671 12235
Avigliano PZ 8 11577 23812
Tito PZ 10 7332 31144
Balvano PZ 13 1830 32974
Potenza PZ 13 67122 100096
Bella PZ 14 5171 105267
Satriano di Lucania PZ 14 2374 107641
Savoia di Lucania PZ 15 1127 108768
Ricigliano SA 15 1144 109912
Vietri di Potenza PZ 15 2832 112744
Pignola PZ 15 6962 119706
Filiano PZ 16 2926 122632
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 17 1429 124061
Muro Lucano PZ 17 5497 129558
Caggiano SA 18 2765 132323
San Fele PZ 19 3004 135327
Salvitelle SA 19 560 135887
Romagnano al Monte SA 20 368 136255

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
13 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
58 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
69 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
77 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
88 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
90 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
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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 1.5 2020-04-09
11:49:49
40.6748 15.6598 11 2020-07-18
21:08:35
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 78828441
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2020-04-09
11:49:49
40.6627 15.6372 10 2020-04-09
12:02:55
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 78041161
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-04-09 11:49:49 ± 0.1
Latitude 40.6748 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.6598 ± 0.0083
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 78828441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 673
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 614
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 226
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 670.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 65
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 26
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.51711
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 18
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78041161
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-04-09 12:02:55

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 78828441
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-04 06:13:27
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.TDS.HHZ. 2020-04-09T11:50:27.62 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.09 0
IV.VULT.HHZ. 2020-04-09T11:50:01.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 353 31.2465 50 0.58 64
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2020-04-09T11:49:59.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 162 57.3981 50 -0.53 84
IX.SRN3.HHE.02 2020-04-09T11:49:59.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 219 26.9508 50 0.14 72
IX.STN3.HHZ.02 2020-04-09T11:49:57.32 0.1 undecidable manual S 182 16.0728 123 0.69 85
IX.CLT3.HNZ.02 2020-04-09T11:49:57.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 320 33.1446 50 0.55 87
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2020-04-09T11:49:57.63 0.6 undecidable manual P 117 37.8288 50 0.35 45
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2020-04-09T11:49:57.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 302 16.9719 122 0.36 70
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2020-04-09T11:49:57.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 163 40.626 50 -0.28 69
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2020-04-09T11:49:56.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 184 31.6461 50 0.04 98
IV.SGO.HHE. 2020-04-09T11:49:56.70 1.0 undecidable manual P 247 32.2455 50 0.28 23
IV.CAGG.EHN. 2020-04-09T11:49:56.97 0.1 undecidable manual S 224 18.0708 120 -0.25 96
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2020-04-09T11:49:56.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 40 39.1275 50 -0.48 88
IV.VULT.HHZ. 2020-04-09T11:49:56.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 353 31.2465 50 -0.24 94
IX.VDP3.HNZ.01 2020-04-09T11:49:55.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 224 10.6782 135 0.36 71
IX.COL3.HNE.02 2020-04-09T11:49:55.91 0.3 undecidable manual P 273 27.75 50 0.19 72
IX.SCL3.HHE.02 2020-04-09T11:49:55.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 280 12.6762 130 -0.21 73
IX.VDS3.HNN.01 2020-04-09T11:49:55.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 291 20.868 117 0.79 80
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2020-04-09T11:49:55.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 105 12.7761 130 0.21 73
IX.SRN3.HHE.02 2020-04-09T11:49:55.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 219 26.9508 50 -0.02 74
IX.STN3.HHZ.02 2020-04-09T11:49:54.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 182 16.0728 123 0.24 96
IV.CAGG.EHN. 2020-04-09T11:49:53.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 224 18.0708 120 -0.39 93
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2020-04-09T11:49:53.34 0.1 positive manual P 302 16.9719 122 -0.62 87
IX.PGN3.HHE.02 2020-04-09T11:49:53.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 135 16.1727 123 -0.08 100
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2020-04-09T11:49:53.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 105 12.7761 130 0.09 100
IX.VDP3.HNZ.01 2020-04-09T11:49:52.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 224 10.6782 135 -0.27 97
IX.SCL3.HHE.02 2020-04-09T11:49:52.54 0.1 positive manual P 280 12.6762 130 -0.72 84
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PZUN.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0009165 0.32 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:49:56.76
IV.PZUN.HNE. ML:1.9 0.0009299999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:49:56.76
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000291 0.4 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:49:58.65
IV.PZUN.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000851 0.32 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:49:59.39
IV.PZUN.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0008205 0.32 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:49:59.39
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0004035 0.44 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:50:02.43
IV.VULT.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001102 0.44 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:50:03.83
IV.VULT.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00017649999999999998 1.48 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:50:09.20
IV.PTRP.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00005895 0.54 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:50:09.53
IV.SLCN.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00023199999999999997 0.4 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:50:09.67
IV.SLCN.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000152 1.54 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:50:10.80
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00004795 1.42 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:50:10.08
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00005545 0.78 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:50:13.57
IV.PTRP.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000725 1.06 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:50:13.94
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0000412 0.72 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:50:14.49
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000054199999999999996 1.62 AML other m 2020-04-09T11:50:15.84
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