Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 02-04-2012 and time 07:21:22 (UTC) in region 5 km SW Pietragalla (PZ)

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

  • 02-04-2012 07:21:22 (UTC)
  • 02-04-2012 09:21:22 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.7090, 15.8640 at 8 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
Pietragalla PZ 5 4160 4160
Cancellara PZ 6 1309 5469
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 7 2047 7516
Potenza PZ 9 67122 74638
Acerenza PZ 12 2402 77040
Avigliano PZ 13 11577 88617
Oppido Lucano PZ 13 3813 92430
Tolve PZ 13 3251 95681
Brindisi Montagna PZ 13 908 96589
Ruoti PZ 16 3579 100168
Pignola PZ 16 6962 107130
Forenza PZ 17 2122 109252
Filiano PZ 17 2926 112178
Trivigno PZ 18 678 112856
San Chirico Nuovo PZ 19 1368 114224

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km NE of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
60 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
62 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
62 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
80 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
88 Km SE of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
96 Km SW of Bari (326344 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 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
Md 1.9
ML 1.5
2012-04-02
07:21:22
40.709 15.864 8 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 1355289
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2012-04-02 07:21:22 ± 0.1
Latitude 40.7090 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.8640 ± 0.0071
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 1355289

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 959
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 549
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 3
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1166.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 118
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.91281
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 1355289
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 03:04:06

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 1355289
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-06 03:04:06
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NOCI.HHN. 2012-04-02T07:21:52.99 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 85 101.3208 0.18 41
GU.MAIM.HHZ. 2012-04-02T07:21:47.25 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
GE.MATE.HHN. 2012-04-02T07:21:44.11 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.SCHR.EHN. 2012-04-02T07:21:42.09 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 162 59.3961 0.47 42
IV.MCRV.HHN. 2012-04-02T07:21:41.77 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 278 58.9965 0.247 66
IV.NOCI.HHN. 2012-04-02T07:21:40.40 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 85 101.3208 0.364 39
IV.CDRU.HHE. 2012-04-02T07:21:39.91 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 243 53.0025 -0.02 47
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2012-04-02T07:21:37.53 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 187 43.0236 0.284 45
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2012-04-02T07:21:37.32 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 209 40.4262 0.754 39
IV.MRLC.HHE. 2012-04-02T07:21:34.30 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 280 31.9458 0.31 45
IV.CRAC.EHE. 2012-04-02T07:21:33.53 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 128 61.494 -0.372 43
IV.MCRV.HHN. 2012-04-02T07:21:33.05 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 278 58.9965 -0.468 63
IV.SCHR.EHN. 2012-04-02T07:21:33.15 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 162 59.3961 -0.425 84
IV.CDRU.HHE. 2012-04-02T07:21:32.10 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 243 53.0025 -0.5 84
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2012-04-02T07:21:32.05 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 191 50.0166 -0.091 69
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2012-04-02T07:21:30.79 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 209 40.4262 0.131 93
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2012-04-02T07:21:30.91 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 187 43.0236 -0.14 92
IV.MRLC.HHE. 2012-04-02T07:21:29.23 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 280 31.9458 0.059 96
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2012-04-02T07:21:27.41 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 38 10.878 0.194 73
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2012-04-02T07:21:25.23 0.1 positive manual Pg 38 10.878 -0.029 100
IV.BOB.HHZ. 2012-04-02T07:21:17.46 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.BOB.HHZ. 2012-04-02T07:21:13.65 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CELB.HHN. 2012-04-02T07:20:58.59 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
NI.AGOR.HHZ. 2012-04-02T07:20:58.63 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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