Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 22-02-2004 and time 17:57:39 (Italy) in region 6 km SE Moliterno (PZ)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 6 km SE Moliterno (PZ), on

  • 22-02-2004 16:57:39 (UTC)
  • 22-02-2004 17:57:39 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.1950, 15.9000 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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 6 4062 4062
Sarconi PZ 6 1404 5466
Castelsaraceno PZ 9 1384 6850
Spinoso PZ 10 1462 8312
Grumento Nova PZ 10 1700 10012
San Martino d'Agri PZ 14 801 10813
Lagonegro PZ 14 5584 16397
Montemurro PZ 14 1235 17632
Latronico PZ 15 4556 22188
San Chirico Raparo PZ 15 1084 23272
Viggiano PZ 16 3329 26601
Nemoli PZ 17 1495 28096
Tramutola PZ 17 3089 31185
Lauria PZ 17 12919 44104
Carbone PZ 17 638 44742
Rivello PZ 18 2767 47509
Casalbuono SA 19 1194 48703
Armento PZ 19 631 49334
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 19 6704 56038

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
50 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
90 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
90 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 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
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.4
ML-VAX 1.8
2004-02-22
16:57:39
40.195 15.9 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 493869
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2004-02-22 16:57:39 ± 0.25
Latitude 40.1950 ± 0.0177
Longitude 15.9000 ± 0.0124
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 493869

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2228.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 169
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00113
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00575
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 493869
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 00:51:33

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 493869
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.SGO.Z. 2004-02-22T16:57:59.88 10.0 undecidable manual SG 309 0.5772 0.22 0.4
--.MRLC.Z. 2004-02-22T16:57:52.30 10.0 undecidable manual PG 331 0.6327 -0.12 1.1
--.PTRP.E. 2004-02-22T16:57:52.59 10.0 undecidable manual SG 20 0.3441 0.34 0.4
--.SLCN.N. 2004-02-22T16:57:51.20 10.0 undecidable manual SG 313 0.2775 1.09 0
--.SGO.Z. 2004-02-22T16:57:50.33 10.0 undecidable manual PG 309 0.5772 -0.65 0.3
--.MGR.Z. 2004-02-22T16:57:49.90 10.0 undecidable manual SG 257 0.2553 -0.63 0.2
--.PTRP.Z. 2004-02-22T16:57:46.54 10.0 positive manual PG 20 0.3441 -0.17 2.8
--.MGR.Z. 2004-02-22T16:57:45.78 10.0 undecidable manual PG 257 0.2553 0.53 0.6
--.SCHR.N. 2004-02-22T16:57:45.43 10.0 undecidable manual SG 88 0.1221 0.05 0.6
--.SLCN.Z. 2004-02-22T16:57:45.39 10.0 negative manual PG 313 0.2775 -0.08 3.1
--.SCHR.Z. 2004-02-22T16:57:42.81 10.0 undecidable manual PG 88 0.1221 0.07 1.5
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