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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 15-03-2022 and time 19:59:16 (Italy) in region 3 km W Satriano di Lucania (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 3 km W Satriano di Lucania (PZ), on

  • 15-03-2022 18:59:16 (UTC)
  • 15-03-2022 19:59:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.5570, 15.6020 at 16 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
Satriano di Lucania PZ 3 2374 2374
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 4 1429 3803
Savoia di Lucania PZ 4 1127 4930
Tito PZ 7 7332 12262
Caggiano SA 9 2765 15027
Brienza PZ 9 4078 19105
Vietri di Potenza PZ 9 2832 21937
Picerno PZ 10 5985 27922
Sasso di Castalda PZ 10 835 28757
Polla SA 10 5279 34036
Atena Lucana SA 12 2336 36372
Salvitelle SA 13 560 36932
Balvano PZ 13 1830 38762
Pertosa SA 13 690 39452
Sant'Arsenio SA 14 2815 42267
Baragiano PZ 14 2671 44938
San Pietro al Tanagro SA 15 1695 46633
Auletta SA 15 2336 48969
Pignola PZ 16 6962 55931
Ricigliano SA 16 1144 57075
Romagnano al Monte SA 16 368 57443
Sala Consilina SA 17 12664 70107
San Rufo SA 18 1754 71861
Abriola PZ 19 1531 73392
Marsico Nuovo PZ 19 4098 77490
Ruoti PZ 19 3579 81069
Potenza PZ 20 67122 148191
Petina SA 20 1159 149350

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
53 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
77 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
79 Km SE of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
94 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 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 1.7 2022-03-15
18:59:16		 40.5568 15.6022 16 2022-07-08
12:33:57		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 104807331
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2022-03-15
18:59:17		 40.5652 15.5828 10 2022-03-15
19:07:07		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 102007621
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-03-15 18:59:16 ± 0.19
Latitude 40.5568 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.6022 ± 0.0095
Depth (km) 16 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 104807331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 916
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 308
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 219
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 920.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 110
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04587
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42538
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.8
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 104807331
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-05-18 10:19:41

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.8
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 102007621
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-15 19:07:07
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SIRI.HNE. 2022-03-15T18:59:32.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 152 47.2194 98 0.38 66
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2022-03-15T18:59:29.38 0.3 undecidable manual S 224 36.6411 102 0.24 70
IV.MTSN.HNN. 2022-03-15T18:59:29.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 159 34.6431 103 0.98 54
IV.MCEL.HHN. 2022-03-15T18:59:27.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 147 30.747 105 -0.24 71
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-03-15T18:59:26.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 254 26.1516 109 0.08 49
IV.SIRI.HNE. 2022-03-15T18:59:25.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 152 47.2194 98 -0.39 67
IX.PGN3.HHE.02 2022-03-15T18:59:24.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 84 16.4724 124 0.62 66
IX.SCL3.EHE.02 2022-03-15T18:59:24.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 334 17.1717 123 0.58 68
IV.MTSN.HNN. 2022-03-15T18:59:23.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 159 34.6431 103 -0.58 65
IX.SRN3.HHZ.02 2022-03-15T18:59:23.93 0.3 undecidable manual S 237 14.4744 129 0.23 73
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2022-03-15T18:59:23.81 0.3 undecidable manual P 224 36.6411 102 -0.11 72
IV.CAGG.EHE. 2022-03-15T18:59:22.38 0.1 undecidable manual S 270 7.6812 149 -0.12 100
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-03-15T18:59:22.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 254 26.1516 109 -0.16 97
IV.MCEL.HHN. 2022-03-15T18:59:22.27 0.6 undecidable manual P 147 30.747 105 -0.77 40
IX.STN3.EHZ.02 2022-03-15T18:59:21.91 0.1 undecidable manual S 126 5.0949 159 -0.3 97
IX.PGN3.HHE.02 2022-03-15T18:59:21.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 84 16.4724 124 0.3 96
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2022-03-15T18:59:21.66 1.0 positive manual P 172 18.6702 120 0.34 24
IX.SCL3.EHE.02 2022-03-15T18:59:20.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 334 17.1717 123 -0.14 98
IX.SRN3.HHZ.02 2022-03-15T18:59:20.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 237 14.4744 129 0.11 100
IX.STN3.EHZ.02 2022-03-15T18:59:19.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 126 5.0949 159 -0.25 98
IV.CAGG.EHE. 2022-03-15T18:59:19.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 270 7.6812 149 -0.2 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IX.STN3.EHN.02 ML:2.4 0.00266 0.44 AML other m 2022-03-15T18:59:22.91
IX.SRN3.HHE.02 ML:1.0 0.0000682 0.88 AML other m 2022-03-15T18:59:24.17
IX.SRN3.HHN.02 ML:1.1 0.00008779999999999999 0.22 AML other m 2022-03-15T18:59:24.42
IX.STN3.EHE.02 ML:2.4 0.00246 0.66 AML other m 2022-03-15T18:59:24.63
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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