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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 19-08-2022 and time 13:24:07 (UTC) in region Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza), on

  • 19-08-2022 13:24:07 (UTC)
  • 19-08-2022 15:24:07 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.9860, 15.5480 at 10 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
San Giovanni a Piro SA 11 3780 3780
Ispani SA 11 1026 4806
Sapri SA 12 6770 11576
Santa Marina SA 13 3243 14819
Vibonati SA 14 3293 18112
Maratea PZ 15 5139 23251
Torraca SA 16 1263 24514
Camerota SA 16 6985 31499
Roccagloriosa SA 16 1722 33221
Celle di Bulgheria SA 17 1922 35143
Morigerati SA 17 665 35808
Torre Orsaia SA 18 2118 37926
Tortorella SA 18 523 38449
Casaletto Spartano SA 20 1420 39869

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
76 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
84 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
98 Km NW of Cosenza (67546 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 2022-08-19
13:24:07		 39.9857 15.5483 10 2023-01-31
19:03:37		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 109243061
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.7 2022-08-19
13:24:07		 39.9935 15.5452 10 2022-08-19
13:37:08		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 108716651
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2022-08-19 13:24:07 ± 0.15
Latitude 39.9857 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.5483 ± 0.0094
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 109243061

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 980
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 329
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 222
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 980.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 160
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.89213
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 21
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 109243061
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-11-28 16:19:47

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 108716651
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2022-08-19 13:37:08
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:37.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 145 99.0231 50 0.82 36
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:29.58 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.94 0
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:25.53 0.3 undecidable manual S 340 59.5959 50 -0.38 68
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:24.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 145 99.0231 50 0.83 54
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:23.82 0.3 undecidable manual S 62 50.616 50 0.3 71
IV.MCEL.HHN. 2022-08-19T13:24:22.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 30 43.3233 50 0.51 46
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:20.79 0.3 undecidable manual S 331 42.3243 50 -0.51 68
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:20.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 105 39.0276 50 -0.05 51
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:19.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 136 37.629 50 -0.3 72
IV.MTSN.HNN. 2022-08-19T13:24:19.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 29 35.5422 50 0.37 48
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:19.71 0.6 undecidable manual S 51 34.743 50 0.43 47
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:17.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 340 59.5959 50 -0.69 62
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:16.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 62 50.616 50 -0.01 100
IV.MCEL.HHN. 2022-08-19T13:24:15.64 0.1 undecidable manual P 30 43.3233 50 0.08 100
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:15.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 88 22.755 114 -0.44 72
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:14.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 305 17.7711 120 0.51 71
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:14.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 105 39.0276 50 -0.1 75
IV.MTSN.HNN. 2022-08-19T13:24:14.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 29 35.5422 50 0.27 73
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:14.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 51 34.743 50 0.2 99
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:14.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 136 37.629 50 -0.32 96
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:14.98 0.1 negative manual P 331 42.3243 50 -0.43 93
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:11.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 17.7711 120 0.36 99
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2022-08-19T13:24:11.97 0.1 positive manual P 88 22.755 114 -0.38 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00032999999999999994 0.06 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:16.21
MN.CUC.HNN. ML:1.4 0.00018147284999999998 0.1792 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:16.41
MN.CUC.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0002862578 0.1408 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:16.76
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000232 0.5 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:18.40
IV.GRIS.EHN. ML:1.8 0.000234 0.72 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:20.56
IV.CMPR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000131 0.68 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:21.36
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00034899999999999997 0.7 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:21.62
IV.CMPR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00014399999999999998 1.08 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:21.11
IV.GRIS.EHE. ML:1.7 0.000195 1.14 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:21.12
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0003265 0.26 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:22.14
IV.MMN.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00044950000000000003 0.2 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:22.24
IV.CMPR.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000106434095 0.1408 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:22.32
IV.MMN.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002375 1.42 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:22.12
IV.CMPR.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00022600000000000002 0.44 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:23.67
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:1.6 0.000108 1.14 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:24.01
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:1.6 0.0001105 0.24 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:24.16
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001245 0.88 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:26.36
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00006457711999999998 1.5616 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:26.28
IV.CAR1.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00009554999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:38.79
IV.CAR1.HNE. ML:1.8 0.00006509211 0.992 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:38.77
IV.CAR1.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0000895 0.4 AML other m 2022-08-19T13:24:39.81
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