Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 08-03-2006 and time 08:34:16 (Italy) in region 7 km SW Accettura (MT)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 7 km SW Accettura (MT), on

  • 08-03-2006 07:34:16 (UTC)
  • 08-03-2006 08:34:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.4570, 16.0950 at 9 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
Accettura MT 7 1856 1856
Pietrapertosa PZ 7 1032 2888
Gorgoglione MT 8 989 3877
Corleto Perticara PZ 9 2511 6388
Castelmezzano PZ 9 800 7188
Cirigliano MT 10 375 7563
Guardia Perticara PZ 10 552 8115
Laurenzana PZ 10 1797 9912
Oliveto Lucano MT 12 450 10362
Campomaggiore PZ 13 811 11173
Stigliano MT 13 4361 15534
San Mauro Forte MT 14 1552 17086
Albano di Lucania PZ 15 1435 18521
Garaguso MT 15 1073 19594
Anzi PZ 16 1696 21290
Trivigno PZ 17 678 21968
Calciano MT 17 777 22745
Armento PZ 17 631 23376
Tricarico MT 19 5388 28764
Gallicchio PZ 19 862 29626
Montemurro PZ 19 1235 30861
Aliano MT 20 1008 31869

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
32 Km SE of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
49 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
57 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
87 Km S of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
91 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
95 Km S of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
96 Km W of Taranto (201100 inhabitants)
97 Km S of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Bari (326344 inhabitants)
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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 2.1
ML 1.8
2006-03-08
07:34:16
40.457 16.095 9 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 556809
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2006-03-08 07:34:16 ± 0.19
Latitude 40.4570 ± 0.0117
Longitude 16.0950 ± 0.0154
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 556809

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1010
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1007
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 78
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1838.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 87
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.72
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.80669
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 556809
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:42:45

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 556809
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 10:42:45
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.BRT.SHZ. 2006-03-08T07:34:48.17 10.0 undecidable manual Sg 0 0 0
IV.NOCI.HHN. 2006-03-08T07:34:44.45 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 65 89.5437 0.705 38
IV.BRT.SHZ. 2006-03-08T07:34:43.30 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CDRU.HHE. 2006-03-08T07:34:35.70 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
MN.CUC.HHN. 2006-03-08T07:34:34.98 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 205 56.5989 0.03 36
IV.NOCI.HHN. 2006-03-08T07:34:31.89 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 65 89.5437 -0.478 82
IV.SGO.SHZ. 2006-03-08T07:34:29.75 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 280 67.377 0.787 76
IV.CRAC.EHZ. 2006-03-08T07:34:28.59 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 109 30.4473 0.783 30
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2006-03-08T07:34:28.18 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 183 28.6491 0.98 37
IV.MGR.EHN. 2006-03-08T07:34:27.52 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 232 57.8976 0.02 96
MN.CUC.HHN. 2006-03-08T07:34:26.30 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 205 56.5989 -0.991 53
IV.CRAC.EHZ. 2006-03-08T07:34:23.03 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 109 30.4473 -0.138 98
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2006-03-08T07:34:22.49 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 183 28.6491 -0.326 95
IV.PTRP.EHZ. 2006-03-08T07:34:21.00 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 338 7.6812 0.181 51
IV.PTRP.EHZ. 2006-03-08T07:34:18.90 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 338 7.6812 -0.232 100
MN.TIP.HHN. 2006-03-08T07:33:50.81 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
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