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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 24-05-2020 and time 09:46:06 (Italy) in region 3 km E Padula (SA)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Padula (SA), on

  • 24-05-2020 07:46:06 (UTC)
  • 24-05-2020 09:46:06 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.3430, 15.6950 at 11 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
Padula SA 3 5368 5368
Paterno PZ 5 3368 8736
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 7 6704 15440
Tramutola PZ 8 3089 18529
Marsico Nuovo PZ 9 4098 22627
Buonabitacolo SA 10 2549 25176
Sassano SA 11 5013 30189
Sala Consilina SA 11 12664 42853
Marsicovetere PZ 12 5546 48399
Monte San Giacomo SA 13 1572 49971
Teggiano SA 14 7976 57947
Casalbuono SA 14 1194 59141
Sanza SA 16 2608 61749
Brienza PZ 16 4078 65827
Sasso di Castalda PZ 16 835 66662
Atena Lucana SA 17 2336 68998
Grumento Nova PZ 18 1700 70698
Viggiano PZ 18 3329 74027
Moliterno PZ 19 4062 78089
Sarconi PZ 20 1404 79493
Calvello PZ 20 1948 81441

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
34 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
90 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
99 Km SE of Avellino (54857 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 1.5 2020-05-24
07:46:06		 40.3427 15.6947 11 2020-11-19
12:37:03		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 83436891
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2020-05-24
07:46:06		 40.3393 15.713 10 2020-05-24
07:50:16		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 79504311
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-05-24 07:46:06 ± 0.07
Latitude 40.3427 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.6947 ± 0.0071
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 83436891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 751
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 481
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 28
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) 82
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) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06655
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.44157
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 79504311
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-05-24 07:50:16

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83436891
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-10-02 10:06:34
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2020-05-24T07:46:19.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 223 39.7269 50 0.7 40
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2020-05-24T07:46:18.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 116 35.9418 50 0.11 70
IV.MRLC.HHE. 2020-05-24T07:46:15.25 1.0 undecidable manual P 339 49.0176 50 0.25 22
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2020-05-24T07:46:14.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 141 23.0547 50 -0.34 68
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2020-05-24T07:46:13.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 223 39.7269 50 0.06 70
IX.VGG3.HNZ.01 2020-05-24T07:46:13.90 1.0 undecidable manual S 92 17.4714 50 0.75 20
IV.SGO.HHE. 2020-05-24T07:46:13.28 1.0 undecidable manual P 307 40.626 50 -0.42 22
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2020-05-24T07:46:13.39 0.6 undecidable manual P 57 36.741 50 0.29 45
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2020-05-24T07:46:12.82 0.6 undecidable manual P 116 35.9418 50 -0.16 46
IX.SRN3.HNE.02 2020-05-24T07:46:11.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 309 25.5522 50 -0.3 92
IT.SLC1.HGN. 2020-05-24T07:46:11.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 305 10.1787 137 -0.09 74
IX.PGN3.HHN.02 2020-05-24T07:46:11.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 26.8509 50 -0.01 73
IX.VGG3.HNZ.01 2020-05-24T07:46:10.51 0.6 undecidable manual P 92 17.4714 50 0.38 46
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2020-05-24T07:46:10.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 315 7.3815 146 0 75
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2020-05-24T07:46:10.67 0.1 negative manual P 141 23.0547 50 -0.32 92
IX.STN3.HNZ.02 2020-05-24T07:46:10.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 350 21.0678 50 -0.07 73
IT.SLC1.HGN. 2020-05-24T07:46:09.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 305 10.1787 137 0.24 71
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2020-05-24T07:46:08.68 0.1 positive manual P 315 7.3815 146 0.03 100
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2020-05-24T07:46:08.86 0.1 negative manual P 102 9.2796 140 -0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SLCN.HNE. ML:1.6 0.000579 0.58 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:10.78
IV.SLCN.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0006575 0.6 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:10.78
IV.SLCN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000493 0.84 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:11.15
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00035999999999999997 0.54 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:12.31
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:1.4 0.0003435 0.52 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:12.05
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0005725 0.32 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:12.22
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:1.6 0.000556 0.34 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:12.22
IV.SLCN.HNN. ML:1.6 0.000497 0.4 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:13.61
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00023249999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:14.59
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002445 0.14 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:14.59
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0003035 1.5 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:14.87
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00032299999999999994 1.52 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:14.87
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:1.0 0.000037000000000000005 0.18 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:18.44
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:1.1 0.00004455 0.64 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:18.44
IV.BULG.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00008094999999999999 0.24 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:20.85
IV.BULG.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00006595 0.44 AML other m 2020-05-24T07:46:22.29
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