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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 09-05-2023 and time 10:52:51 (Italy) in region 4 km N Castelsaraceno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 4 km N Castelsaraceno (PZ), on

  • 09-05-2023 08:52:51 (UTC)
  • 09-05-2023 10:52:51 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.1990, 15.9930 at 9 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.

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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
Castelsaraceno PZ 4 1384 1384
San Martino d'Agri PZ 7 801 2185
San Chirico Raparo PZ 7 1084 3269
Spinoso PZ 8 1462 4731
Sarconi PZ 10 1404 6135
Carbone PZ 10 638 6773
Montemurro PZ 11 1235 8008
Moliterno PZ 12 4062 12070
Latronico PZ 12 4556 16626
Grumento Nova PZ 13 1700 18326
Armento PZ 14 631 18957
Calvera PZ 14 387 19344
Teana PZ 16 613 19957
Gallicchio PZ 16 862 20819
Episcopia PZ 16 1434 22253
Castronuovo di Sant'Andrea PZ 17 1067 23320
Missanello PZ 17 566 23886
Viggiano PZ 18 3329 27215
Fardella PZ 18 627 27842
Roccanova PZ 18 1543 29385

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
52 Km SE of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
85 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 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
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 2.1 2023-05-09
08:52:51		 40.1992 15.9933 9 2023-05-09
09:03:21		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 117176441
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-05-09 08:52:51 ± 0.17
Latitude 40.1992 ± 0.0162
Longitude 15.9933 ± 0.0118
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 117176441

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1773
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 737
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 11
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1770.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 90
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 25
Number of defining phases 9
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.34174
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 48
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 117176441
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-09 09:03:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:53:22.16 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.17 0
OT.OT05.EHZ. 2023-05-09T08:53:19.85 3.0 undecidable manual P 2.13 0
GE.MATE.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:53:16.76 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.28 0
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:53:12.57 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.03 0
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:53:10.54 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.15 0
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:53:05.15 3.0 undecidable manual S 180 34.1436 50 1.77 0
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:53:04.95 3.0 positive manual P 0.07 0
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:53:03.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 260 37.9287 50 -0.47 64
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:53:03.03 3.0 positive manual P -0.16 0
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:53:02.11 3.0 negative manual P -0.04 0
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2023-05-09T08:53:01.47 3.0 positive manual P 0.29 0
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:53:01.41 3.0 undecidable manual P 0 0
IX.SRN3.HHZ.02 2023-05-09T08:53:01.62 3.0 positive manual P 0.05 0
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:52:59.78 3.0 negative manual P -0.47 0
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:52:59.73 0.1 undecidable manual S 290 21.7671 112 0.3 92
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:52:58.46 3.0 positive manual P -0.07 0
IV.PTRP.HHE. 2023-05-09T08:52:58.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 9 36.2415 50 0.19 91
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:52:58.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 180 34.1436 50 0.59 83
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:52:58.40 0.1 positive manual P 260 37.9287 50 -0.44 86
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:52:57.04 3.0 positive manual Pg 0.04 0
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:52:55.92 0.1 positive manual P 290 21.7671 112 -0.06 96
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:52:55.70 3.0 positive manual Pn -0.1 0
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-05-09T08:52:54.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 90 6.993 141 -0.38 69
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-05-09T08:52:54.14 0.1 positive manual P 260 10.878 129 0.08 98
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-05-09T08:52:53.52 0.1 positive manual P 90 6.993 141 0 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:2.4 0.003995 0.64 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:52:55.32
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:2.3 0.003385 0.56 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:52:55.48
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:2.5 0.004295 1.6 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:52:57.04
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:2.5 0.00428 1.6 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:52:57.04
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:2.7 0.006185 0.18 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:52:58.05
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:2.6 0.005825 0.18 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:52:58.05
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0007075 0.7 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:00.32
IV.MTSN.HNN. ML:2.2 0.001135 0.84 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:00.78
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:2.2 0.001245 0.84 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:00.79
IV.MTSN.HNE. ML:2.2 0.0010899999999999998 0.3 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:01.22
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00108 0.3 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:01.22
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0007295 0.76 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:01.21
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:2.5 0.002355 0.46 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:01.31
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:2.5 0.002215 0.74 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:01.96
MN.CUC.HNN. ML:2.0 0.000585 0.54 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:02.24
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0005675 0.54 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:02.24
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0005800000000000001 1.54 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:02.07
MN.CUC.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0005735 1.54 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:02.07
IV.SLCN.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0004005 0.22 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:05.35
IV.MMN.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0005175 1.18 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:05.62
IV.MMN.HHN. ML:2.4 0.0009599999999999999 0.48 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:05.56
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000216 0.3 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:05.96
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00045400000000000003 0.3 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:06.16
IV.MGR.HNE. ML:2.1 0.000513 1.1 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:07.86
IV.SLCN.HNE. ML:2.1 0.00044800000000000005 0.5 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:08.32
IV.SLCN.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0004665 0.48 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:08.32
IV.SALB.HNN. ML:2.0 0.000255 0.86 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:08.80
IV.SALB.HHN. ML:1.9 0.0002505 0.86 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:08.80
IV.GRIS.EHN. ML:1.9 0.00018099999999999998 0.52 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:09.66
IV.GRIS.EHE. ML:2.0 0.000221 0.38 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:10.52
IV.SALB.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0003305 0.3 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:10.81
IV.SALB.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0003095 0.24 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:10.81
IV.MGR.HNN. ML:2.1 0.000455 0.8 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:11.53
IV.SLCN.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00041549999999999996 0.76 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:11.18
IV.BULG.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000182 0.24 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:11.61
IV.MIGL.HHE. ML:2.6 0.000756 0.82 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:11.82
IV.BULG.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0003355 0.24 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:11.87
IV.MIGL.HHN. ML:2.6 0.0008349999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:12.19
IX.SRN3.HHE.02 ML:2.0 0.00020500000000000002 0.24 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:12.66
IX.SRN3.HHN.02 ML:1.9 0.000189 0.4 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:13.50
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00029200000000000005 1.54 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:13.05
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0004515 0.32 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:14.27
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:2.4 0.0004555 0.32 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:14.11
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00027 0.48 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:15.36
GE.MATE.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00011499999999999999 0.58 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:17.98
GE.MATE.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00007865 1.28 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:19.70
IV.MRVN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00003835 0.34 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:24.71
IV.MRVN.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00003435 0.46 AML other m 2023-05-09T08:53:24.85
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