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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 12-08-2022 and time 12:24:40 (UTC) in region 3 km W Vaglio Basilicata (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 3 km W Vaglio Basilicata (PZ), on

  • 12-08-2022 12:24:40 (UTC)
  • 12-08-2022 14:24:40 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6560, 15.8820 at 18 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
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 4 2047 2047
Potenza PZ 7 67122 69169
Brindisi Montagna PZ 7 908 70077
Cancellara PZ 9 1309 71386
Pietragalla PZ 10 4160 75546
Tolve PZ 12 3251 78797
Pignola PZ 12 6962 85759
Trivigno PZ 12 678 86437
Oppido Lucano PZ 15 3813 90250
Albano di Lucania PZ 15 1435 91685
Avigliano PZ 16 11577 103262
Anzi PZ 16 1696 104958
Acerenza PZ 16 2402 107360
San Chirico Nuovo PZ 17 1368 108728
Abriola PZ 17 1531 110259
Ruoti PZ 19 3579 113838
Tito PZ 19 7332 121170
Campomaggiore PZ 19 811 121981
Castelmezzano PZ 20 800 122781

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
7 Km E of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
60 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
61 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
68 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
85 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
94 Km SE of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Bari (326344 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 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 2022-08-12
12:24:40		 40.6563 15.882 18 2023-01-31
19:03:53		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 111234741
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2022-08-12
12:24:40		 40.667 15.8493 19 2022-08-12
12:32:25		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 108446681
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-12 12:24:40 ± 0.08
Latitude 40.6563 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.8820 ± 0.0059
Depth (km) 18 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 111234741

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 383
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 341
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 124
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 380.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 93
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05756
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.46855
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 108446681
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-12 12:32:25

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 11
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 111234741
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-10-27 16:46:17
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-08-12T12:24:56.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 249 52.0035 99 -0.39 43
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2022-08-12T12:24:56.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 30 52.0035 99 -0.01 46
IV.MTSN.HNN. 2022-08-12T12:24:55.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 194 44.622 102 0.64 41
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2022-08-12T12:24:55.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 97 47.4192 101 -0.27 44
IX.SRN3.HNE. 2022-08-12T12:24:53.84 0.6 undecidable manual S 242 40.4262 103 -0.05 47
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-08-12T12:24:52.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 289 34.8429 106 0.44 43
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2022-08-12T12:24:51.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 12 32.5452 108 -0.07 48
IX.MRN3.HNE.01 2022-08-12T12:24:50.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 207 28.6491 111 -0.01 48
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2022-08-12T12:24:50.29 0.6 undecidable manual P 30 52.0035 99 0.33 43
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2022-08-12T12:24:49.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 97 47.4192 101 0.08 69
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-08-12T12:24:49.92 0.6 undecidable manual P 249 52.0035 99 -0.04 46
IV.MTSN.HNN. 2022-08-12T12:24:48.99 0.6 undecidable manual P 194 44.622 102 0.14 46
IX.SRN3.HNE. 2022-08-12T12:24:48.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 40.4262 103 -0.19 69
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2022-08-12T12:24:47.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 218 11.7771 140 0.26 48
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2022-08-12T12:24:47.06 1.0 undecidable manual P 289 34.8429 106 -0.32 23
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2022-08-12T12:24:47.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 19 15.3735 131 0.01 50
IV.MCEL.HHE. 2022-08-12T12:24:47.72 0.6 undecidable manual P 190 37.4292 105 -0.03 47
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2022-08-12T12:24:46.73 1.0 undecidable manual P 12 32.5452 108 -0.31 23
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2022-08-12T12:24:46.33 0.6 undecidable manual S 259 6.3936 156 -0.05 49
IX.MRN3.HNE.01 2022-08-12T12:24:46.32 0.6 undecidable manual P 207 28.6491 111 -0.15 47
IX.AVG3.HNE. 2022-08-12T12:24:45.22 1.0 undecidable manual P 312 17.6712 126 0.25 23
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2022-08-12T12:24:44.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 218 11.7771 140 -0.09 98
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2022-08-12T12:24:44.69 0.1 positive manual P 19 15.3735 131 0 99
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2022-08-12T12:24:43.84 0.1 negative manual P 259 6.3936 156 -0.03 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PZUN.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00042 0.2 AML other m 2022-08-12T12:24:46.94
IV.PZUN.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00039552489999999994 0.2112 AML other m 2022-08-12T12:24:46.95
IV.PZUN.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00044 1.7 AML other m 2022-08-12T12:24:46.11
IV.PZUN.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0004013453 0.224 AML other m 2022-08-12T12:24:47.12
IX.PGN3.HNN.01 ML:1.6 0.00028861874000000006 0.1408 AML other m 2022-08-12T12:24:47.57
IX.PGN3.HHN.02 ML:1.6 0.000306083 0.1408 AML other m 2022-08-12T12:24:47.57
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00041393715 0.2816 AML other m 2022-08-12T12:24:48.28
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:1.8 0.0003929279 0.2816 AML other m 2022-08-12T12:24:48.28
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000376408 0.3392 AML other m 2022-08-12T12:24:48.89
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0003470478 0.352 AML other m 2022-08-12T12:24:48.90
IX.PGN3.HHE.02 ML:1.3 0.00016116170000000002 0.16 AML other m 2022-08-12T12:24:49.06
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