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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 24-02-2022 and time 03:59:49 (Italy) in region Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza), on

  • 24-02-2022 02:59:49 (UTC)
  • 24-02-2022 03:59:49 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.8630, 15.5800 at 10 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.

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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
Tortora CS 17 6187 6187
Praia a Mare CS 18 6725 12912
San Nicola Arcella CS 18 1957 14869
Scalea CS 19 10913 25782
Maratea PZ 19 5139 30921

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
86 Km NW of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
89 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
97 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.6 2022-02-24
02:59:49		 39.8633 15.5802 10 2022-07-08
12:33:39		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 102608921
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2022-02-24
02:59:49		 39.8672 15.5867 10 2022-02-24
03:06:17		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 101399861
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-02-24 02:59:49 ± 0.28
Latitude 39.8633 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.5802 ± 0.0129
Depth (km) 10 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 102608921

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1034
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 664
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 62
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1030.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 166
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.27
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.24282
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.27794
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 101399861
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-02-24 03:06:17

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 102608921
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-31 09:51:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.JOPP.HNN. 2022-02-24T03:00:12.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 169 141.8469 50 -0.64 53
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-02-24T03:00:11.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 342 73.2711 50 0.03 47
IV.GIZZ.HHE. 2022-02-24T03:00:07.61 0.6 undecidable manual P 151 111.7992 50 -0.48 40
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2022-02-24T03:00:06.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 335 55.6998 50 0.04 49
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2022-02-24T03:00:05.84 0.6 undecidable manual P 134 90.7425 50 1 34
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2022-02-24T03:00:05.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 139 49.0176 50 -0.07 73
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2022-02-24T03:00:04.70 0.6 undecidable manual S 18 47.0196 50 0.16 48
IV.CAR1.HNE. 2022-02-24T03:00:04.18 0.6 undecidable manual P 141 86.5467 50 -0.02 46
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2022-02-24T03:00:01.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 85 35.0427 50 -0.25 72
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-02-24T03:00:01.79 0.3 undecidable manual P 342 73.2711 50 -0.37 66
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2022-02-24T03:00:00.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 356 30.5472 50 0.16 75
IV.SLCN.HHE. 2022-02-24T03:00:00.49 0.6 undecidable manual P 4 58.5969 50 0.6 42
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2022-02-24T02:59:59.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 55.6998 50 -0.05 73
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2022-02-24T02:59:59.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 20 54.501 50 -0.14 72
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2022-02-24T02:59:59.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 120 26.9508 50 0.01 77
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2022-02-24T02:59:58.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 139 49.0176 50 0.47 67
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2022-02-24T02:59:58.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 48 56.1993 50 -0.53 44
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2022-02-24T02:59:57.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 35 42.9237 50 0.07 74
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2022-02-24T02:59:57.82 0.3 undecidable manual P 18 47.0196 50 -0.28 71
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2022-02-24T02:59:56.18 0.3 undecidable manual P 85 35.0427 50 -0.08 75
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2022-02-24T02:59:55.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 356 30.5472 50 0.13 100
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2022-02-24T02:59:55.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 120 26.9508 50 0.33 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.GRIS.EHN. ML:1.7 0.000254 0.62 AML other m 2022-02-24T02:59:59.28
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00017875 0.3 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:00.49
IV.GRIS.EHE. ML:1.5 0.00019 1.34 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:00.32
IV.MMN.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000268 0.2 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:02.12
IV.MMN.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0007255 0.2 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:03.29
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00010769999999999999 0.2 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:03.35
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000122 0.98 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:05.18
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000114 0.94 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:06.72
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001475 0.62 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:06.70
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00014800000000000002 0.62 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:06.71
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0003075 0.76 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:07.81
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0002 1.24 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:07.20
IV.CMPR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0000645 1.68 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:08.84
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00011549999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:08.34
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0001205 0.28 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:08.21
IV.CMPR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00006575 0.24 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:08.48
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00006379999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:12.64
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000387 0.42 AML other m 2022-02-24T03:00:14.34
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