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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 25-03-2022 and time 20:35:44 (Italy) in region 5 km N Potenza (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 5 km N Potenza (PZ), on

  • 25-03-2022 19:35:44 (UTC)
  • 25-03-2022 20:35:44 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6860, 15.7980 at 25 km depth.

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

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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
Potenza PZ 5 67122 67122
Avigliano PZ 8 11577 78699
Pietragalla PZ 10 4160 82859
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 11 2047 84906
Ruoti PZ 11 3579 88485
Cancellara PZ 12 1309 89794
Pignola PZ 12 6962 96756
Picerno PZ 15 5985 102741
Brindisi Montagna PZ 15 908 103649
Tito PZ 15 7332 110981
Filiano PZ 16 2926 113907
Baragiano PZ 17 2671 116578
Acerenza PZ 17 2402 118980
Tolve PZ 18 3251 122231
Oppido Lucano PZ 19 3813 126044
Abriola PZ 20 1531 127575
Trivigno PZ 20 678 128253

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km N of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
65 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
69 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
89 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
99 Km SE of Benevento (60091 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2022-03-25
19:35:44		 40.6855 15.7975 25 2022-03-25
19:47:58		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 102379751
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-03-25 19:35:44 ± 0.23
Latitude 40.6855 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.7975 ± 0.0142
Depth (km) 25 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 102379751

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1198
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 559
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 113
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1200.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 84
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09443
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.49463
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 102379751
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-03-25 19:47:58
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2022-03-25T19:35:58.27 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 40.0266 115 -0.41 70
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2022-03-25T19:35:57.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 203 35.6421 119 0.1 74
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2022-03-25T19:35:56.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 129 28.749 125 0.66 43
IX.STN3.EHZ.02 2022-03-25T19:35:54.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 216 21.1677 135 -0.09 78
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2022-03-25T19:35:54.85 0.3 undecidable manual P 99 54.9006 108 -0.05 73
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2022-03-25T19:35:53.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 47 16.5723 142 -0.47 72
IX.AVG3.HNE.01 2022-03-25T19:35:53.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 324 10.4784 155 0.69 66
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2022-03-25T19:35:52.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 203 35.6421 119 0.2 74
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2022-03-25T19:35:52.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 179 40.0266 115 -0.23 97
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2022-03-25T19:35:51.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 129 28.749 125 0.53 46
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2022-03-25T19:35:51.79 0.6 undecidable manual P 25 31.746 122 0.13 51
IX.STN3.EHZ.02 2022-03-25T19:35:50.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 216 21.1677 135 0.19 76
IV.CAGG.EHE. 2022-03-25T19:35:50.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 240 27.9498 126 -0.3 73
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2022-03-25T19:35:49.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 47 16.5723 142 0.03 79
IX.AVG3.HNE.01 2022-03-25T19:35:49.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 324 10.4784 155 0.03 80
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2022-03-25T19:35:49.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 180 12.5763 150 -0.31 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IX.PGN3.HHN.02 ML:1.2 0.0000849 0.4 AML other m 2022-03-25T19:35:52.57
IX.PGN3.HHE.02 ML:1.1 0.00007580000000000001 0.18 AML other m 2022-03-25T19:35:52.62
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:1.5 0.000162 0.5 AML other m 2022-03-25T19:35:53.13
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00015200000000000004 0.54 AML other m 2022-03-25T19:35:53.52
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00011599999999999999 0.64 AML other m 2022-03-25T19:35:54.97
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:1.4 0.000122 0.64 AML other m 2022-03-25T19:35:54.65
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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