Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.7 on date 17-12-2021 and time 02:34:32 (Italy) in region 4 km S Brienza (PZ)

A magnitude ML 0.7 earthquake occured in region: 4 km S Brienza (PZ), on

  • 17-12-2021 01:34:32 (UTC)
  • 17-12-2021 02:34:32 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.4460, 15.6310 at 15 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
Brienza PZ 4 4078 4078
Sala Consilina SA 6 12664 16742
Sasso di Castalda PZ 6 835 17577
Atena Lucana SA 6 2336 19913
Marsico Nuovo PZ 9 4098 24011
Teggiano SA 11 7976 31987
Satriano di Lucania PZ 11 2374 34361
Paterno PZ 12 3368 37729
Padula SA 12 5368 43097
San Pietro al Tanagro SA 12 1695 44792
Sant'Arsenio SA 13 2815 47607
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 13 1429 49036
Sassano SA 13 5013 54049
Monte San Giacomo SA 14 1572 55621
Polla SA 14 5279 60900
San Rufo SA 14 1754 62654
Savoia di Lucania PZ 15 1127 63781
Tito PZ 16 7332 71113
Abriola PZ 17 1531 72644
Caggiano SA 18 2765 75409
Marsicovetere PZ 18 5546 80955
Calvello PZ 19 1948 82903
Pertosa SA 19 690 83593
Tramutola PZ 19 3089 86682
Pignola PZ 19 6962 93644
Buonabitacolo SA 20 2549 96193
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 20 6704 102897

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km SW of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
58 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
88 Km SE of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
94 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Scafati (50787 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 0.7 2021-12-17
01:34:32
40.4462 15.6307 15 2021-12-17
01:43:00
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 98605451
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2021-12-17 01:34:32 ± 0.16
Latitude 40.4462 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.6307 ± 0.0083
Depth (km) 15 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 98605451

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 708
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 90
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 254
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 710.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 91
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.25181
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:0.7

Field Value
Value 0.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 98605451
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-12-17 01:43:00
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ATPI.EHZ. 2021-12-17T01:36:13.80 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 9.3 0
NI.POLC.HHZ. 2021-12-17T01:35:43.73 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -4.73 0
IV.EPZF.HHZ. 2021-12-17T01:35:23.53 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 6.49 0
IV.RM33.EHZ. 2021-12-17T01:35:07.47 3.0 positive manual Pg 1.38 0
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2021-12-17T01:35:07.07 3.0 negative manual Pn -2.57 0
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2021-12-17T01:35:06.93 3.0 positive manual Pn -1.35 0
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2021-12-17T01:35:06.61 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 0.47 0
IV.GAVE.EHZ. 2021-12-17T01:35:05.99 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -4.21 0
CR.STON.BHZ. 2021-12-17T01:35:02.94 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.48 0
OT.OT17.EHZ. 2021-12-17T01:34:52.38 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.29 0
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2021-12-17T01:34:41.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 153 22.3554 111 0.01 73
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2021-12-17T01:34:41.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 45 19.7691 115 0.53 44
OT.OT17.EHZ. 2021-12-17T01:34:41.44 3.0 positive manual P 0.62 0
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2021-12-17T01:34:40.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 133 19.7691 115 0.11 72
IX.TEGI.HNE.01 2021-12-17T01:34:38.94 0.1 undecidable manual S 227 10.7781 136 0.18 97
IV.VITU.HHZ. 2021-12-17T01:34:38.92 3.0 undecidable manual P -5.38 0
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2021-12-17T01:34:38.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 280 27.9498 105 -0.33 67
IX.STN3.HNN.01 2021-12-17T01:34:38.56 0.1 undecidable manual S 11 9.4794 141 0.04 100
IX.MRN3.HNE.01 2021-12-17T01:34:38.06 0.1 undecidable manual S 105 8.6802 144 -0.33 94
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2021-12-17T01:34:37.27 0.6 positive manual P 133 19.7691 115 -0.06 49
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2021-12-17T01:34:37.82 1.0 negative manual P 153 22.3554 111 0.11 24
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2021-12-17T01:34:37.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 178 6.1938 153 -0.27 48
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2021-12-17T01:34:37.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 45 19.7691 115 -0.08 97
IX.STN3.HNN.01 2021-12-17T01:34:36.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 11 9.4794 141 0.19 73
IX.TEGI.HNE.01 2021-12-17T01:34:36.40 1.0 undecidable manual P 227 10.7781 136 0.2 24
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2021-12-17T01:34:36.15 0.6 negative manual P 178 6.1938 153 0.36 47
IX.MRN3.HNE.01 2021-12-17T01:34:35.75 0.3 undecidable manual P 105 8.6802 144 -0.24 72
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:1.4 0.0001577 0.32 AML other m 2021-12-17T01:34:42.38
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:1.0 0.00006017079 0.24 AML other m 2021-12-17T01:34:42.93
IV.SLCN.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00005709038 0.16 AML other m 2021-12-17T01:34:40.65
IV.SLCN.HHN. ML:0.5 0.00003298859 0.36 AML other m 2021-12-17T01:34:40.80
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000052402455 0.16 AML other m 2021-12-17T01:34:41.09
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000039273694999999996 0.2 AML other m 2021-12-17T01:34:41.28
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000021755869 0.26 AML other m 2021-12-17T01:34:43.88
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000022957965 0.14 AML other m 2021-12-17T01:34:42.99
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000017140134 0.14 AML other m 2021-12-17T01:34:43.45
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