Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 12-01-2023 and time 13:40:58 (UTC) in region 3 km SE Moliterno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 3 km SE Moliterno (PZ), on

  • 12-01-2023 13:40:58 (UTC)
  • 12-01-2023 14:40:58 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.2220, 15.8830 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Moliterno PZ 3 4062 4062
Sarconi PZ 3 1404 5466
Grumento Nova PZ 7 1700 7166
Spinoso PZ 9 1462 8628
Castelsaraceno PZ 11 1384 10012
Montemurro PZ 13 1235 11247
Viggiano PZ 13 3329 14576
Tramutola PZ 14 3089 17665
San Martino d'Agri PZ 14 801 18466
Lagonegro PZ 15 5584 24050
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 17 6704 30754
San Chirico Raparo PZ 17 1084 31838
Casalbuono SA 17 1194 33032
Marsicovetere PZ 18 5546 38578
Armento PZ 18 631 39209
Latronico PZ 18 4556 43765
Nemoli PZ 19 1495 45260
Rivello PZ 19 2767 48027
Lauria PZ 20 12919 60946
Carbone PZ 20 638 61584

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
47 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
87 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
88 Km SW of Altamura (70396 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 1.2 2023-01-12
13:40:58
40.2222 15.8832 10 2024-03-01
17:18:14
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 119856321
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.2 2023-01-12
13:40:58
40.2548 15.9033 9 2023-01-12
13:45:29
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 113495301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-01-12 13:40:58 ± 0.12
Latitude 40.2222 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.8832 ± 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 119856321

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1030
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 641
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 198
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1030.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 75
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.04137
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38041
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 119856321
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-04 14:47:56

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 113495301
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-01-12 13:45:29
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2023-01-12T13:41:11.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 24 36.4413 50 0.99 35
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2023-01-12T13:41:08.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 252 29.4483 50 -0.28 46
XE.TNOVA.HNE. 2023-01-12T13:41:06.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 130 42.2244 50 0.18 69
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2023-01-12T13:41:05.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 24 36.4413 50 -0.07 71
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2023-01-12T13:41:04.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 252 29.4483 50 -0.17 70
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-01-12T13:41:04.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 99 16.5723 122 -0.45 45
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-01-12T13:41:03.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 197 4.5954 156 0.86 39
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-01-12T13:41:03.98 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 13.2756 128 -0.12 49
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-01-12T13:41:03.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 294 12.1767 131 0.01 75
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-01-12T13:41:01.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 294 12.1767 131 0 100
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-01-12T13:41:01.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 99 16.5723 122 -0.28 94
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-01-12T13:41:01.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 13.2756 128 -0.19 96
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-01-12T13:41:00.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 197 4.5954 156 0.2 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00020150000000000002 0.48 AML other m 2023-01-12T13:41:03.41
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00034399999999999996 1.34 AML other m 2023-01-12T13:41:03.18
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00010935 0.62 AML other m 2023-01-12T13:41:04.51
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:1.5 0.000321 0.18 AML other m 2023-01-12T13:41:04.87
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:1.0 0.0000901 0.08 AML other m 2023-01-12T13:41:04.86
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:0.9 0.00007744999999999999 1.56 AML other m 2023-01-12T13:41:04.99
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00014399999999999998 0.66 AML other m 2023-01-12T13:41:05.17
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00020899999999999998 0.52 AML other m 2023-01-12T13:41:05.22
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000163 0.36 AML other m 2023-01-12T13:41:05.25
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0004985 0.26 AML other m 2023-01-12T13:41:06.00
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000057400000000000006 0.28 AML other m 2023-01-12T13:41:10.44
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00004055 0.84 AML other m 2023-01-12T13:41:11.22
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