Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 12-08-2022 and time 03:38:22 (Italy) in region 2 km N Vietri di Potenza (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km N Vietri di Potenza (PZ), on

  • 12-08-2022 01:38:22 (UTC)
  • 12-08-2022 03:38:22 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6210, 15.5060 at 6 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Vietri di Potenza PZ 2 2832 2832
Balvano PZ 4 1830 4662
Salvitelle SA 5 560 5222
Ricigliano SA 6 1144 6366
Caggiano SA 6 2765 9131
Romagnano al Monte SA 6 368 9499
Savoia di Lucania PZ 7 1127 10626
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 9 1429 12055
Auletta SA 10 2336 14391
Pertosa SA 10 690 15081
San Gregorio Magno SA 10 4286 19367
Baragiano PZ 10 2671 22038
Picerno PZ 11 5985 28023
Buccino SA 12 5047 33070
Polla SA 12 5279 38349
Satriano di Lucania PZ 14 2374 40723
Muro Lucano PZ 15 5497 46220
Petina SA 15 1159 47379
Tito PZ 15 7332 54711
Bella PZ 16 5171 59882
Sant'Arsenio SA 17 2815 62697
Ruoti PZ 18 3579 66276
Sicignano degli Alburni SA 18 3519 69795
San Pietro al Tanagro SA 19 1695 71490
Palomonte SA 19 3985 75475
Brienza PZ 19 4078 79553
Atena Lucana SA 19 2336 81889
Castelgrande PZ 19 943 82832

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
44 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
63 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
68 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
68 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
83 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
94 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
100 Km E of Portici (55274 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 1.2 2022-08-12
01:38:22
40.6213 15.5063 6 2022-08-12
01:59:55
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 108428661
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-12 01:38:22 ± 0.33
Latitude 40.6213 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.5063 ± 0.0107
Depth (km) 6 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 108428661

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 939
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 307
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 242
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 940.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 101
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.22933
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 108428661
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-12 01:59:55
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SAMA.EHZ. 2022-08-12T01:39:39.36 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 10.07 0
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2022-08-12T01:39:39.55 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -5.22 0
IV.MPNC.HHZ. 2022-08-12T01:39:37.21 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.66 0
IV.GUAR.HHZ. 2022-08-12T01:39:15.16 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.82 0
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2022-08-12T01:38:44.35 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.15 0
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2022-08-12T01:38:41.21 3.0 undecidable manual P -3.8 0
IV.GATE.HHZ. 2022-08-12T01:38:37.82 3.0 undecidable manual P 1.02 0
IX.SRN3.HHZ.02 2022-08-12T01:38:29.02 0.3 undecidable manual S 195 15.5733 112 0.34 72
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2022-08-12T01:38:29.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 296 16.4724 111 0.23 73
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-08-12T01:38:29.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 354 15.0738 113 0.54 68
IX.PGN3.HNE. 2022-08-12T01:38:28.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 102 25.0527 104 0.45 92
IX.STN3.EHZ.02 2022-08-12T01:38:28.91 0.1 undecidable manual S 130 15.873 112 0.12 100
IV.PZUN.HNE. 2022-08-12T01:38:28.48 1.0 undecidable manual P 84 25.4523 104 0.37 23
IX.VDS3.HNZ.01 2022-08-12T01:38:28.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 333 14.874 113 0.23 73
IX.VDS3.HNZ.01 2022-08-12T01:38:26.55 0.6 undecidable manual P 333 14.874 113 0.47 47
IX.SRN3.HHZ.02 2022-08-12T01:38:26.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 195 15.5733 112 -0.21 98
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2022-08-12T01:38:26.18 0.1 undecidable manual S 3 8.1807 128 -0.26 98
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2022-08-12T01:38:26.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 296 16.4724 111 -0.32 96
IX.STN3.EHZ.02 2022-08-12T01:38:25.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 130 15.873 112 -0.46 93
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-08-12T01:38:25.40 0.6 undecidable manual P 354 15.0738 113 -0.72 42
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2022-08-12T01:38:24.29 0.6 undecidable manual P 3 8.1807 128 -0.64 44
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IX.SCL3.EHE.02 ML:1.2 0.0002609939 0.16 AML other m 2022-08-12T01:38:26.36
IX.SCL3.EHN.02 ML:1.3 0.0003397688 0.208 AML other m 2022-08-12T01:38:26.88
IX.SRN3.HHN.02 ML:1.3 0.0002180416 0.32 AML other m 2022-08-12T01:38:29.52
IX.SRN3.HHE.02 ML:1.2 0.0001795 0.24 AML other m 2022-08-12T01:38:29.60
IX.SCL3.HNE.01 ML:1.2 0.00027143554999999996 0.16 AML other m 2022-08-12T01:38:26.44
IX.SCL3.HNN.01 ML:1.3 0.00033979785 0.16 AML other m 2022-08-12T01:38:26.70
IX.SRN3.HNE.01 ML:1.2 0.00015677560500000002 0.704 AML other m 2022-08-12T01:38:29.58
IX.SRN3.HNN.01 ML:1.3 0.0002125887 0.32 AML other m 2022-08-12T01:38:29.52
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