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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 20-07-2022 and time 15:10:06 (Italy) in region 3 km SW Balvano (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SW Balvano (PZ), on

  • 20-07-2022 13:10:06 (UTC)
  • 20-07-2022 15:10:06 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6320, 15.4860 at 8 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
Balvano PZ 3 1830 1830
Vietri di Potenza PZ 4 2832 4662
Ricigliano SA 4 1144 5806
Romagnano al Monte SA 4 368 6174
Salvitelle SA 5 560 6734
Caggiano SA 7 2765 9499
San Gregorio Magno SA 8 4286 13785
Savoia di Lucania PZ 9 1127 14912
Auletta SA 10 2336 17248
Buccino SA 10 5047 22295
Pertosa SA 10 690 22985
Baragiano PZ 11 2671 25656
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 11 1429 27085
Picerno PZ 13 5985 33070
Polla SA 13 5279 38349
Muro Lucano PZ 14 5497 43846
Bella PZ 15 5171 49017
Petina SA 15 1159 50176
Satriano di Lucania PZ 16 2374 52550
Palomonte SA 17 3985 56535
Sicignano degli Alburni SA 17 3519 60054
Tito PZ 17 7332 67386
Castelgrande PZ 18 943 68329
Sant'Arsenio SA 18 2815 71144
Ruoti PZ 19 3579 74723
Colliano SA 19 3638 78361
San Pietro al Tanagro SA 20 1695 80056

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
43 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
81 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
93 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
93 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
94 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Ercolano (53709 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 1.9 2022-07-20
13:10:06		 40.6325 15.4863 8 2023-01-31
19:03:46		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 109891331
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.8 2022-07-20
13:10:06		 40.6278 15.4903 6 2022-07-20
13:20:41		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 107492171
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-07-20 13:10:06 ± 0.07
Latitude 40.6325 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.4863 ± 0.0059
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 109891331

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 474
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 189
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 80
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 470.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 50
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 60
Number of defining phases 41
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.68618
Number of stations at which the event was observed 51
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 33
Magnitudes information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109891331
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-09-19 12:08:43

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 107492171
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-07-20 13:20:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.BAG8.EHZ. 2022-07-20T13:11:58.03 3.0 negative manual Pg 16.049999 0
IV.SARZ.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:11:51.62 3.0 negative manual Pg 8.78 0
CH.MUGIO.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:11:47.97 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -3.87 0
IV.MPAG.EHZ. 2022-07-20T13:11:42.29 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -7.14 0
IV.PTCC.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:11:37.04 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.03 0
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:11:33.16 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -9.99 0
1J.FX14.HHZ.00 2022-07-20T13:11:31.43 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 6.12 0
IV.GALF.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:11:25.26 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -6.69 0
RD.PGF.BHZ. 2022-07-20T13:11:22.74 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -3.29 0
IV.SFI.EHZ. 2022-07-20T13:11:19.15 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 6.24 0
IV.RIBO.EHZ.01 2022-07-20T13:11:16.88 3.0 negative manual Pg 6.89 0
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:11:08.17 3.0 positive manual Pg 6.26 0
AC.PUK.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:11:06.09 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 1.43 0
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:10:33.30 3.0 positive manual P -0.84 0
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:10:22.93 3.0 undecidable manual P -7.1 0
MN.CUC.HHE. 2022-07-20T13:10:20.28 0.6 undecidable manual P 158 76.1682 50 0.48 41
IV.SCHR.EHN. 2022-07-20T13:10:18.28 1.0 undecidable manual P 134 69.1752 50 -0.45 21
IV.BULG.HHN. 2022-07-20T13:10:17.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 189 62.1933 50 -0.18 45
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:10:16.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 104 50.0166 50 0.46 86
IV.SIRI.HNE. 2022-07-20T13:10:16.38 0.6 undecidable manual P 147 59.3961 50 -0.85 36
IV.PALZ.HHN. 2022-07-20T13:10:16.82 1.0 undecidable manual P 49 52.7028 50 0.63 20
IX.AND3.HNN. 2022-07-20T13:10:15.21 3.0 undecidable manual P 35.4423 1.71 0
IX.MNT3.EHN. 2022-07-20T13:10:15.71 1.0 undecidable manual P 300 46.2204 50 0.51 21
IV.SNAL.HNE. 2022-07-20T13:10:14.15 0.6 undecidable manual P 324 39.9267 50 -0.08 48
IV.VULT.HHN. 2022-07-20T13:10:14.31 0.6 undecidable manual P 17 37.4292 50 0.48 44
IX.LIO3.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:10:14.25 1.0 undecidable manual P 319 39.0276 50 0.17 23
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:10:14.30 3.0 undecidable manual P 27.0507 2.43 0
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:10:14.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 142 43.3233 50 -0.3 68
IV.MTSN.HNN. 2022-07-20T13:10:14.80 1.0 undecidable manual P 151 46.4202 50 -0.42 22
IX.NSC3.EHE.02 2022-07-20T13:10:13.59 0.6 undecidable manual P 308 38.7279 50 -0.45 44
IX.MRN3.HNE.01 2022-07-20T13:10:13.10 0.6 undecidable manual P 138 30.747 104 0.5 44
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:10:13.37 0.3 undecidable manual P 204 38.1285 50 -0.58 64
IX.RDM3.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:10:13.16 3.0 undecidable manual P 27.2505 1.24 0
IV.SGO.HHN. 2022-07-20T13:10:13.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 242 17.0718 115 0.61 43
IX.CLT3.EHE. 2022-07-20T13:10:12.94 0.6 undecidable manual P 347 30.747 104 0.34 46
IV.MCRV.HHN. 2022-07-20T13:10:12.47 0.6 undecidable manual P 302 31.5462 104 -0.27 46
IX.TEGI.HNE.01 2022-07-20T13:10:12.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 171 28.3494 105 0.23 94
IX.COL3.HNZ.02 2022-07-20T13:10:12.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 295 14.4744 118 0.44 46
IX.CMP3.HNE.02 2022-07-20T13:10:12.97 0.6 undecidable manual P 274 34.2435 103 -0.31 46
IX.BEL3.HNE.01 2022-07-20T13:10:12.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 54 15.6732 117 0.55 67
IX.PGN3.HHN.02 2022-07-20T13:10:12.15 1.0 undecidable manual P 104 26.9508 106 0.28 23
IX.SRN3.HHZ.02 2022-07-20T13:10:12.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 188 16.3725 116 0.13 49
IX.SNR3.EHE. 2022-07-20T13:10:12.20 0.3 undecidable manual P 295 27.2505 106 0.29 70
IX.VDS3.HNE. 2022-07-20T13:10:11.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 337 12.9759 121 0.22 48
IX.CSG3.HNN.01 2022-07-20T13:10:11.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 355 20.6682 111 0.43 91
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:10:11.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 1 13.7751 120 -0.12 49
IX.AVG3.HNE. 2022-07-20T13:10:10.44 3.0 undecidable manual P 24.6531 -0.98 0
IX.PST3.HNE.01 2022-07-20T13:10:10.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 249 21.9669 110 -0.1 73
IV.SGO.HHN. 2022-07-20T13:10:10.49 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 17.0718 115 0.49 68
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:10:10.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 224 22.0668 110 -0.14 97
IX.STN3.HNN.02 2022-07-20T13:10:10.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 17.9709 114 -0.08 99
IV.CAGG.EHE. 2022-07-20T13:10:10.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 166 8.5803 132 0.09 50
IX.BEL3.HNE.01 2022-07-20T13:10:09.78 0.1 undecidable manual P 54 15.6732 117 0.04 100
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-07-20T13:10:09.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 1 13.7751 120 -0.33 94
IX.SRN3.HHZ.02 2022-07-20T13:10:09.87 0.3 undecidable manual P 188 16.3725 116 -0.01 75
IX.SCL3.EHZ. 2022-07-20T13:10:09.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 17 7.2927 137 -0.58 67
IX.VDS3.HNE. 2022-07-20T13:10:09.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 337 12.9759 121 -0.13 99
IX.COL3.HNZ.02 2022-07-20T13:10:09.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 295 14.4744 118 -0.1 99
IV.CAGG.EHE. 2022-07-20T13:10:08.34 0.1 undecidable manual P 166 8.5803 132 -0.23 97
IX.SCL3.EHZ. 2022-07-20T13:10:07.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 17 7.2927 137 -0.64 87
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MRLC.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0007715 0.5 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:10:12.03
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:2.2 0.001625 0.5 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:10:12.28
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.001428145 0.4032 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:10:14.22
IV.MRLC.HNN. ML:1.8 0.0006674274499999999 0.384 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:10:14.03
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00013788958499999997 0.48 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:10:26.83
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000175 1.7 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:10:26.96
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:1.9 0.0001782165 1.6928 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:10:26.97
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:1.8 0.000134775155 1.6544 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:10:27.83
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:2.2 0.00045200000000000004 1.34 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:10:27.03
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001626476 0.5824 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:10:27.38
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:2.2 0.0004874978 1.2 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:10:27.78
IV.PTRP.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00020250000000000002 0.52 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:10:28.54
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00028700000000000004 1.32 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:10:28.81
IV.PTRP.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00013450000000000002 1 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:10:37.17
IV.CAR1.HNN. ML:2.1 0.000049241105 1.0336 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:10:39.19
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000030202725 0.5184 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:11:06.54
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000033290025 1.3216 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:11:08.26
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:2.2 0.000066076885 1.1104 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:11:10.04
AC.PUK.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0000067317695 0.1792 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:11:11.71
AC.PUK.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0000039086162999999996 0.0576 AML other m 2022-07-20T13:11:16.64
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