Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 16-01-2012 and time 18:16:37 (Italy) in region 2 km E Lauria (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Lauria (PZ), on

  • 16-01-2012 17:16:37 (UTC)
  • 16-01-2012 18:16:37 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.0560, 15.8630 at 25 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Lauria PZ 2 12919 12919
Nemoli PZ 6 1495 14414
Trecchina PZ 8 2316 16730
Rivello PZ 9 2767 19497
Castelluccio Inferiore PZ 11 2131 21628
Castelluccio Superiore PZ 11 824 22452
Lagonegro PZ 11 5584 28036
Latronico PZ 13 4556 32592
Maratea PZ 13 5139 37731
Aieta CS 15 823 38554
Laino Borgo CS 15 1921 40475
Laino Castello CS 17 848 41323
Castelsaraceno PZ 17 1384 42707
Tortora CS 17 6187 48894
Rotonda PZ 19 3494 52388
Praia a Mare CS 19 6725 59113
Sapri SA 20 6770 65883

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
65 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
97 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 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
Md 1.5
ML 1.0
2012-01-16
17:16:37
40.056 15.863 25 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1333029
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-01-16 17:16:37 ± 0.49
Latitude 40.0560 ± 0.0117
Longitude 15.8630 ± 0.0141
Depth (km) 25 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1333029

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1428
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 150
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 319
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1769.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 161
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.25001
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1333029
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 02:32:22

Md:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1333029
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 02:32:22
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MCT.BHN. 2012-01-16T17:16:51.70 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.NRCA.HHN. 2012-01-16T17:16:48.54 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.MTSN.HHN. 2012-01-16T17:16:48.02 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 338 25.1526 0.225 95
IV.MGR.HHE. 2012-01-16T17:16:48.09 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 289 27.75 -0.255 91
IV.SCHR.EHN. 2012-01-16T17:16:47.53 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 49 24.0537 -0.044 99
MN.CUC.HHN. 2012-01-16T17:16:45.04 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 210 7.9809 -0.054 100
IV.MGR.HHE. 2012-01-16T17:16:43.52 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 289 27.75 -0.1 95
IV.MTSN.HHN. 2012-01-16T17:16:43.39 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 338 25.1526 0.089 98
MN.CUC.HHN. 2012-01-16T17:16:42.28 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 210 7.9809 0.539 91
IV.SCHR.EHN. 2012-01-16T17:16:42.82 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 49 24.0537 -0.355 93
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