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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 12-06-2020 and time 23:38:23 (Italy) in region 3 km N Pignola (PZ)

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

  • 12-06-2020 21:38:23 (UTC)
  • 12-06-2020 23:38:23 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6050, 15.7770 at 14 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
Potenza PZ 5 67122 74084
Tito PZ 9 7332 81416
Abriola PZ 11 1531 82947
Picerno PZ 12 5985 88932
Satriano di Lucania PZ 14 2374 91306
Brindisi Montagna PZ 14 908 92214
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 14 2047 94261
Avigliano PZ 15 11577 105838
Ruoti PZ 15 3579 109417
Sasso di Castalda PZ 15 835 110252
Calvello PZ 16 1948 112200
Anzi PZ 16 1696 113896
Baragiano PZ 18 2671 116567
Trivigno PZ 18 678 117245
Pietragalla PZ 18 4160 121405
Brienza PZ 19 4078 125483
Cancellara PZ 19 1309 126792
Savoia di Lucania PZ 19 1127 127919
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 19 1429 129348

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km SW of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
74 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
90 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
96 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
96 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
97 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 1.4 2020-06-12
21:38:23		 40.6048 15.7767 14 2020-11-19
12:37:00		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 82800101
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2020-06-12
21:38:23		 40.6085 15.7763 10 2020-06-12
21:48:27		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 80124661
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-06-12 21:38:23 ± 0.17
Latitude 40.6048 ± 0.0108
Longitude 15.7767 ± 0.0118
Depth (km) 14 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 82800101

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1215
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 414
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 337
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1220.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 77
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
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) 0.03597
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.50452
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:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82800101
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-11 01:37:41

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 80124661
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-12 21:48:27
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2020-06-12T21:38:42.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 90 55.9995 93 1.35 27
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2020-06-12T21:38:34.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 176 31.1466 98 0.62 42
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2020-06-12T21:38:33.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 90 55.9995 93 -0.14 92
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2020-06-12T21:38:33.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 207 26.751 100 0.58 44
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2020-06-12T21:38:31.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 47.5191 94 -0.59 62
IX.CGG3.HNN.01 2020-06-12T21:38:31.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 252 22.5552 103 -0.03 48
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2020-06-12T21:38:30.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 252 41.8248 95 -0.44 65
IX.STN3.HNZ.02 2020-06-12T21:38:30.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 232 13.3755 122 0.47 46
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2020-06-12T21:38:30.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 22 40.7259 95 -0.36 67
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2020-06-12T21:38:29.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 207 26.751 100 0.01 73
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2020-06-12T21:38:29.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 29 5.1948 154 0.76 41
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2020-06-12T21:38:29.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 305 29.4483 98 0.24 70
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2020-06-12T21:38:29.29 0.1 undecidable manual P 176 31.1466 98 -0.4 90
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2020-06-12T21:38:29.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 111 25.752 101 0.51 65
IV.CAGG.EHE. 2020-06-12T21:38:28.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 257 22.9548 103 0.02 74
IX.CGG3.HNN.01 2020-06-12T21:38:28.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 252 22.5552 103 0.27 71
IX.PGN3.HHN. 2020-06-12T21:38:27.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 155 3.996 160 -0.6 44
IX.STN3.HNZ.02 2020-06-12T21:38:27.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 232 13.3755 122 0.17 98
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2020-06-12T21:38:26.12 0.1 negative manual P 29 5.1948 154 -0.1 100
IX.PGN3.HHN. 2020-06-12T21:38:25.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 155 3.996 160 -0.55 90
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PZUN.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000621 0.2 AML other m 2020-06-12T21:38:27.22
IV.PZUN.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0006285 0.28 AML other m 2020-06-12T21:38:30.39
IV.PZUN.HNE. ML:1.6 0.000586 0.26 AML other m 2020-06-12T21:38:30.39
IV.PZUN.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0006414999999999999 0.96 AML other m 2020-06-12T21:38:30.74
IV.VULT.HNE. ML:2.3 0.0007355 0.84 AML other m 2020-06-12T21:38:35.25
IV.VULT.HNN. ML:2.4 0.0007880000000000001 0.86 AML other m 2020-06-12T21:38:35.25
IV.SLCN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002295 1.68 AML other m 2020-06-12T21:38:35.03
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00006819999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2020-06-12T21:38:36.45
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00006994999999999999 0.46 AML other m 2020-06-12T21:38:36.47
IV.SLCN.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0001097 1.72 AML other m 2020-06-12T21:38:37.04
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:0.9 0.0000356 0.42 AML other m 2020-06-12T21:38:41.36
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000349 0.42 AML other m 2020-06-12T21:38:42.42
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000039800000000000005 1.12 AML other m 2020-06-12T21:38:43.86
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000353 0.42 AML other m 2020-06-12T21:38:46.35
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