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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 28-02-2023 and time 08:15:03 (UTC) in region 2 km NE Muro Lucano (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Muro Lucano (PZ), on

  • 28-02-2023 08:15:03 (UTC)
  • 28-02-2023 09:15:03 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.7650, 15.4980 at 7 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
Muro Lucano PZ 2 5497 5497
Bella PZ 4 5171 10668
Castelgrande PZ 6 943 11611
San Fele PZ 7 3004 14615
Rapone PZ 9 990 15605
Ruvo del Monte PZ 10 1083 16688
Ricigliano SA 11 1144 17832
Pescopagano PZ 12 1910 19742
Baragiano PZ 13 2671 22413
Balvano PZ 13 1830 24243
Sant'Andrea di Conza AV 14 1539 25782
San Gregorio Magno SA 15 4286 30068
Santomenna SA 16 443 30511
Calitri AV 16 4666 35177
Romagnano al Monte SA 16 368 35545
Ruoti PZ 16 3579 39124
Castelnuovo di Conza SA 16 619 39743
Laviano SA 16 1438 41181
Conza della Campania AV 17 1373 42554
Colliano SA 18 3638 46192
Atella PZ 18 3827 50019
Cairano AV 18 326 50345
Vietri di Potenza PZ 18 2832 53177
Buccino SA 18 5047 58224
Filiano PZ 18 2926 61150
Picerno PZ 18 5985 67135
Avigliano PZ 19 11577 78712
Valva SA 19 1643 80355
Salvitelle SA 20 560 80915

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
47 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
61 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
63 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
65 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
73 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
78 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
85 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
89 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
90 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
93 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
96 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
100 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 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 2023-02-28
08:15:03		 40.765 15.4977 7 2024-03-01
17:17:57		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 115033121
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2023-02-28
08:15:03		 40.7698 15.5007 6 2023-02-28
08:22:03		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 114876301
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-02-28 08:15:03 ± 0.12
Latitude 40.7650 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.4977 ± 0.0059
Depth (km) 7 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 115033121

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 550
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 142
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 249
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 550.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 44
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 28
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) 0.01079
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38311
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 20
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 115033121
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-03-06 11:00:41

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 114876301
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-02-28 08:22:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2023-02-28T08:15:14.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 306 30.0477 102 0.44 67
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2023-02-28T08:15:13.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 274 27.75 103 -0.23 47
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2023-02-28T08:15:11.25 0.3 undecidable manual P 86 37.4292 100 -0.12 70
IV.SGTA.HNZ. 2023-02-28T08:15:11.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 345 42.5241 50 -0.46 65
IX.PGN3.HHN.02 2023-02-28T08:15:11.17 0.3 undecidable manual P 130 33.0447 101 0.68 61
IX.SRN3.HNN.02 2023-02-28T08:15:10.15 0.3 undecidable manual P 186 31.1466 102 0.03 72
IX.LIO3.HHZ.02 2023-02-28T08:15:10.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 299 30.3474 102 0.29 69
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2023-02-28T08:15:10.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 208 34.6431 101 -0.47 66
5H.FR05.EHN. 2023-02-28T08:15:09.99 0.3 undecidable manual P 321 31.8459 102 -0.27 69
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2023-02-28T08:15:09.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 306 30.0477 102 0.04 97
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2023-02-28T08:15:09.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 274 27.75 103 -0.36 68
IX.RDM3.HNN.02 2023-02-28T08:15:09.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 15 12.6762 117 0.79 60
IV.SGO.HHE. 2023-02-28T08:15:09.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 215 27.75 103 -0.26 69
IV.VULT.HNN. 2023-02-28T08:15:08.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 25 23.2545 106 0.01 74
IX.VDS3.HNE.01 2023-02-28T08:15:07.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 6.4935 135 0.59 66
IX.BEL3.HNZ.01 2023-02-28T08:15:07.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 115 12.9759 117 0.38 69
IX.COL3.HHN.02 2023-02-28T08:15:07.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 238 16.4724 112 0.2 72
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2023-02-28T08:15:07.74 0.3 undecidable manual S 172 7.881 130 0.44 69
IX.CLT3.EHZ.02 2023-02-28T08:15:07.52 0.3 undecidable manual P 333 17.1717 111 0.08 73
IX.SFL3.HNZ.01 2023-02-28T08:15:06.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 69 7.2927 132 -0.54 45
IX.RDM3.HNN.02 2023-02-28T08:15:06.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 15 12.6762 117 0.2 96
IX.CSG3.HNZ.01 2023-02-28T08:15:06.95 0.6 undecidable manual S 334 6.5934 135 -0.02 50
IX.CSG3.HNZ.01 2023-02-28T08:15:05.35 0.1 undecidable manual P 334 6.5934 135 -0.26 96
IX.SFL3.HNZ.01 2023-02-28T08:15:05.35 0.1 positive manual P 69 7.2927 132 -0.36 94
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-02-28T08:15:05.49 0.1 undecidable manual S 218 1.1988 170 -0.57 89
IX.VDS3.HNE.01 2023-02-28T08:15:05.74 0.1 positive manual P 246 6.4935 135 0.14 98
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2023-02-28T08:15:05.85 0.1 undecidable manual P 172 7.881 130 0.05 100
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-02-28T08:15:04.85 0.1 positive manual P 218 1.1988 170 -0.24 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IX.SCL3.HNE.01 ML:2.1 0.002350357 0.096 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:08.92
IX.SCL3.EHE.02 ML:2.2 0.00299 0.8 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:09.53
IX.SCL3.EHN.02 ML:2.1 0.0024624509999999996 0.288 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:09.67
IX.SCL3.HNN.01 ML:2.2 0.0026537385000000003 0.288 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:09.67
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001583054 0.0032 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:11.60
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00017400245 0.112 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:11.61
IV.MCRV.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002215 1.7 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:14.98
IV.MCRV.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000488 0.36 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:14.75
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000064802175 0.2816 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:16.79
IV.CDRU.HNN. ML:1.2 0.00006274127 0.3392 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:16.79
IV.CDRU.HNE. ML:1.3 0.00009012571999999999 0.288 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:20.44
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00008985623 0.2816 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:20.44
IV.SNAL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00014673295 0.5376 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:21.28
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001680242 0.3776 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:21.10
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00016184101 0.3904 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:21.10
IV.SNAL.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00020809085 0.864 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:22.81
IV.SNAL.HNN. ML:1.5 0.0001708239 1.0304 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:23.91
IV.SNAL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001792167 0.9792 AML other m 2023-02-28T08:15:23.40
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