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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 02-12-2020 and time 02:28:02 (UTC) in region 3 km S Marsicovetere (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 3 km S Marsicovetere (PZ), on

  • 02-12-2020 02:28:02 (UTC)
  • 02-12-2020 03:28:02 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.3480, 15.8320 at 9 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.

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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
Marsicovetere PZ 3 5546 5546
Tramutola PZ 5 3089 8635
Viggiano PZ 6 3329 11964
Grumento Nova PZ 9 1700 13664
Paterno PZ 9 3368 17032
Marsico Nuovo PZ 12 4098 21130
Sarconi PZ 12 1404 22534
Moliterno PZ 12 4062 26596
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 14 6704 33300
Calvello PZ 14 1948 35248
Padula SA 15 5368 40616
Spinoso PZ 15 1462 42078
Montemurro PZ 15 1235 43313
Laurenzana PZ 17 1797 45110
Abriola PZ 18 1531 46641
Corleto Perticara PZ 18 2511 49152
Casalbuono SA 19 1194 50346

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
33 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
77 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Salerno (135261 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 1.3 2020-12-02
02:28:02		 40.3483 15.8322 9 2021-02-26
14:56:13		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 86012741
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2020-12-02
02:28:02		 40.3503 15.8382 10 2020-12-02
02:32:19		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 85144711
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-12-02 02:28:02 ± 0.09
Latitude 40.3483 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.8322 ± 0.0059
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 86012741

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 685
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 74
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 26
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 680.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 96
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03327
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.46045
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 86012741
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-04 12:34:01

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85144711
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-02 02:32:19
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CRAC.EHN. 2020-12-02T02:28:19.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 86 51.1155 50 0.33 44
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2020-12-02T02:28:14.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 225 33.2445 50 0.05 48
IV.CRAC.EHN. 2020-12-02T02:28:12.53 1.0 undecidable manual P 86 51.1155 50 0.32 22
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2020-12-02T02:28:12.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 129 26.4513 109 -0.03 73
IX.STN3.HHZ.02 2020-12-02T02:28:11.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 323 25.2525 110 -0.4 45
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2020-12-02T02:28:10.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 285 17.4714 118 0.7 62
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2020-12-02T02:28:09.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 225 33.2445 50 -0.23 69
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2020-12-02T02:28:08.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 129 26.4513 109 -0.26 70
IV.PTRP.HHE. 2020-12-02T02:28:08.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 45 27.2505 109 0.29 69
IX.STN3.HHZ.02 2020-12-02T02:28:07.74 0.3 negative manual P 323 25.2525 110 -0.35 69
IX.PGN3.HHE.02 2020-12-02T02:28:07.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 353 25.0527 110 -0.08 73
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2020-12-02T02:28:06.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 285 17.4714 118 0.3 70
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2020-12-02T02:28:06.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 225 3.6963 159 0.01 77
IX.VGG3.HNE.01 2020-12-02T02:28:06.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 103 5.994 147 0.12 75
IX.MRN3.HNZ.01 2020-12-02T02:28:05.46 0.3 undecidable manual P 315 12.1767 127 -0.3 71
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2020-12-02T02:28:04.59 0.1 positive manual P 225 3.6963 159 -0.11 100
IX.VGG3.HNE.01 2020-12-02T02:28:04.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 103 5.994 147 -0.03 76
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0005039983500000001 0.12 AML other m 2020-12-02T02:28:06.44
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00055704615 0.0784 AML other m 2020-12-02T02:28:06.38
IV.SLCN.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00025764105 0.2992 AML other m 2020-12-02T02:28:11.34
IV.SLCN.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0001835 1.6 AML other m 2020-12-02T02:28:11.03
IV.SLCN.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00024247269999999997 0.3904 AML other m 2020-12-02T02:28:11.87
IV.SLCN.HNE. ML:1.5 0.0002616558 0.3008 AML other m 2020-12-02T02:28:11.34
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:0.7 0.00003011194 0.1008 AML other m 2020-12-02T02:28:13.28
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:0.8 0.000041575845 0.1392 AML other m 2020-12-02T02:28:13.26
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000031344705 0.9792 AML other m 2020-12-02T02:28:24.84
IV.MGR.HNN. ML:1.5 0.00013071067 0.8704 AML other m 2020-12-02T02:28:11.35
IV.MGR.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00013425039999999998 0.8304 AML other m 2020-12-02T02:28:12.40
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000036635390000000004 0.9584 AML other m 2020-12-02T02:28:09.43
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