Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 26-05-2023 and time 12:44:37 (UTC) in region Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza), on

  • 26-05-2023 12:44:37 (UTC)
  • 26-05-2023 14:44:37 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.0710, 15.5440 at 12 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Ispani SA 2 1026 1026
Santa Marina SA 4 3243 4269
Vibonati SA 5 3293 7562
Sapri SA 8 6770 14332
Morigerati SA 8 665 14997
San Giovanni a Piro SA 8 3780 18777
Torre Orsaia SA 9 2118 20895
Torraca SA 9 1263 22158
Tortorella SA 10 523 22681
Roccagloriosa SA 10 1722 24403
Casaletto Spartano SA 11 1420 25823
Caselle in Pittari SA 11 1956 27779
Celle di Bulgheria SA 12 1922 29701
Camerota SA 15 6985 36686
Alfano SA 16 1023 37709
Laurito SA 16 788 38497
Maratea PZ 18 5139 43636
Rivello PZ 18 2767 46403
Rofrano SA 19 1576 47979
Montano Antilia SA 19 2077 50056
Sanza SA 20 2608 52664
Lagonegro PZ 20 5584 58248
Centola SA 20 5168 63416

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
67 Km SW of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
76 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
95 Km SE of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
100 Km SE of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.3 2023-05-26
12:44:37
40.0707 15.5438 12 2023-05-26
12:55:55
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 117745111
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-05-26 12:44:37 ± 0.22
Latitude 40.0707 ± 0.0153
Longitude 15.5438 ± 0.0106
Depth (km) 12 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 117745111

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1650
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 660
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 189
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1650.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 164
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.43
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06745
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.45686
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 117745111
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-26 12:55:55
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2023-05-26T12:44:52.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 337 50.7159 92 -0.44 63
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-05-26T12:44:50.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 38 35.742 93 0.99 55
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2023-05-26T12:44:48.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 323 34.2435 93 -0.22 68
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-05-26T12:44:45.61 0.1 undecidable manual S 110 24.5532 95 -0.55 82
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2023-05-26T12:44:45.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 337 50.7159 92 -0.43 84
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-05-26T12:44:44.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 38 35.742 93 0.59 64
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2023-05-26T12:44:43.68 0.3 undecidable manual S 274 14.1747 111 0.26 70
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-05-26T12:44:43.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 39 27.9498 94 0.35 69
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2023-05-26T12:44:43.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 323 34.2435 93 -0.19 69
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-05-26T12:44:43.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 66 30.1476 93 0.22 70
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-05-26T12:44:42.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 110 24.5532 95 -0.22 92
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2023-05-26T12:44:41.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 6 7.4814 138 -0.54 66
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2023-05-26T12:44:41.18 0.1 undecidable manual P 274 14.1747 111 0.42 91
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2023-05-26T12:44:39.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 6 7.4814 138 0.01 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00034 0.5 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:41.57
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0003995 0.42 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:41.60
IV.BULG.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0005755000000000001 0.62 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:44.35
IV.BULG.HNN. ML:1.8 0.0005735 0.6 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:44.05
IV.BULG.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000438 0.84 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:44.03
IV.BULG.HNE. ML:1.6 0.000409 0.84 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:44.04
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000727 0.06 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:46.51
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000093 0.86 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:47.33
IV.CMPR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000046 0.14 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:48.80
IV.CMPR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00005555 0.32 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:48.73
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00008375 0.32 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:49.50
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00007075000000000001 0.44 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:49.65
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00005675 1.44 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:50.95
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000045350000000000005 0.86 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:50.55
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000668 1.12 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:51.34
IV.MMN.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00009095 0.14 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:52.17
IV.MMN.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00009995 0.16 AML other m 2023-05-26T12:44:52.21
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