Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.5 on date 22-02-2021 and time 15:57:42 (UTC) in region 3 km E Sarconi (PZ)

A magnitude ML 0.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Sarconi (PZ), on

  • 22-02-2021 15:57:42 (UTC)
  • 22-02-2021 16:57:42 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.2360, 15.9230 at 8 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Sarconi PZ 3 1404 1404
Moliterno PZ 5 4062 5466
Spinoso PZ 5 1462 6928
Grumento Nova PZ 6 1700 8628
Montemurro PZ 9 1235 9863
Castelsaraceno PZ 10 1384 11247
San Martino d'Agri PZ 11 801 12048
Viggiano PZ 12 3329 15377
San Chirico Raparo PZ 14 1084 16461
Armento PZ 15 631 17092
Tramutola PZ 15 3089 20181
Marsicovetere PZ 18 5546 25727
Carbone PZ 18 638 26365
Latronico PZ 18 4556 30921
Lagonegro PZ 18 5584 36505
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 19 6704 43209
Gallicchio PZ 19 862 44071
Corleto Perticara PZ 20 2511 46582

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
46 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
85 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
90 Km E 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
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.5 2021-02-22
15:57:42
40.2355 15.9232 8 2021-02-22
16:06:33
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 87382411
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-02-22 15:57:42 ± 0.13
Latitude 40.2355 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.9232 ± 0.0024
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 87382411

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 300
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 284
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 205
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 300.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 153
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 6
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.08
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.12860
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 3
Magnitude information

ML:0.5

Field Value
Value 0.5
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 87382411
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-02-22 16:06:33
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2021-02-22T15:59:24.50 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 3.07 0
CR.ZAG.BHZ. 2021-02-22T15:59:21.20 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 24.190001 0
CH.MUGIO.HHZ. 2021-02-22T15:59:21.66 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.4 0
IV.ZONE.HHZ. 2021-02-22T15:59:17.05 3.0 negative manual Pn 3.19 0
HL.ITM.HHZ. 2021-02-22T15:59:11.46 3.0 positive manual Pg 21.77 0
IV.HVZN.HHZ. 2021-02-22T15:58:46.17 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 2.32 0
IV.IMOL.HNZ. 2021-02-22T15:58:46.03 3.0 negative manual Pn -2.94 0
IV.MF5.EHZ. 2021-02-22T15:58:21.62 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.4 0
IV.NOV.HHZ. 2021-02-22T15:58:00.24 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 0.99 0
IV.MILZ.HHZ. 2021-02-22T15:57:52.89 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.97 0
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2021-02-22T15:57:47.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 314 14.2746 120 0.01 50
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2021-02-22T15:57:47.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 107 13.5753 121 -0.05 74
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2021-02-22T15:57:46.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 219 7.5813 137 0.05 75
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2021-02-22T15:57:45.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 107 13.5753 121 0.07 99
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2021-02-22T15:57:45.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 314 14.2746 120 0 75
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2021-02-22T15:57:44.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 219 7.5813 137 -0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000056275794999999994 0.192 AML other m 2021-02-22T15:57:46.16
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000047550000000000004 0.24 AML other m 2021-02-22T15:57:47.60
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:0.4 0.000045139600000000004 0.2432 AML other m 2021-02-22T15:57:48.93
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:0.5 0.000051148260000000003 0.2048 AML other m 2021-02-22T15:57:46.16
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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