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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 19-11-2017 and time 05:12:15 (Italy) in region Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza), on

  • 19-11-2017 04:12:15 (UTC)
  • 19-11-2017 05:12:15 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.0000, 15.6670 at 6 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
Maratea PZ 5 5139 5139
Sapri SA 9 6770 11909
Trecchina PZ 10 2316 14225
Rivello PZ 12 2767 16992
Tortora CS 12 6187 23179
Torraca SA 13 1263 24442
Ispani SA 13 1026 25468
Nemoli PZ 14 1495 26963
Vibonati SA 14 3293 30256
Praia a Mare CS 15 6725 36981
Aieta CS 16 823 37804
Lauria PZ 16 12919 50723
Santa Marina SA 16 3243 53966
Lagonegro PZ 16 5584 59550
Tortorella SA 17 523 60073
Casaletto Spartano SA 17 1420 61493
Morigerati SA 18 665 62158
San Giovanni a Piro SA 19 3780 65938

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
72 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
89 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
93 Km NW of Cosenza (67546 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 		ML 1.6 2017-11-19
04:12:15		 40.0003 15.6673 6 2018-09-04
09:09:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 57153281
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2017-11-19
04:12:15		 40.0032 15.6687 8 2017-11-19
04:17:41		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 51966951
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2017-11-19 04:12:15 ± 0.16
Latitude 40.0003 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.6673 ± 0.0106
Depth (km) 6 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 57153281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 979
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 440
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 55
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 980.0
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 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11331
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.60165
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 57153281
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2018-05-23 10:12:14

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 51966951
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-11-19 04:17:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:35.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 155 57.7977 50 0.36 43
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:31.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 356 43.3233 50 0.46 65
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:31.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 319 46.9197 50 -0.27 45
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:28.62 0.6 undecidable manual P 30 66.7776 50 0.63 39
IV.MCEL.HHN. 2017-11-19T04:12:28.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 18 37.7289 99 -0.34 68
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:26.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 331 62.3931 50 -0.82 73
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:26.60 0.6 undecidable manual S 114 30.0477 101 0.35 46
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:26.69 0.1 undecidable manual P 155 57.7977 50 0.09 92
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:26.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 14 30.3474 101 0.22 47
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:25.49 0.6 undecidable manual S 40 26.3514 103 0.49 45
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:24.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 356 43.3233 50 0.05 95
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:24.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 319 46.9197 50 -0.41 87
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:22.46 0.1 undecidable manual S 328 18.0708 108 0.25 95
IV.MCEL.HHN. 2017-11-19T04:12:22.96 0.1 positive manual P 18 37.7289 99 -0.32 91
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:21.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 114 30.0477 101 0.06 97
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:21.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 14 30.3474 101 0 98
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:21.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 40 26.3514 103 0.07 97
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:19.83 0.1 negative manual P 328 18.0708 108 0.4 92
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:19.90 0.1 undecidable manual S 93 12.5763 115 -0.56 89
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2017-11-19T04:12:18.48 0.1 negative manual P 93 12.5763 115 0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0015 0.32 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:20.04
MN.CUC.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00121 0.32 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:20.05
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000954 0.36 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:20.48
MN.CUC.HNE. ML:1.8 0.000769 0.36 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:20.48
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00032450000000000003 0.22 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:23.83
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000254 0.96 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:24.12
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:1.8 0.00034599999999999995 0.56 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:26.31
IV.MMN.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00006275 0.14 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:26.67
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0002375 0.34 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:26.75
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0002315 0.34 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:26.75
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00019 0.94 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:26.41
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000348 0.56 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:27.42
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000123 1.62 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:28.97
IV.MMN.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000817 0.38 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:29.01
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000298 0.68 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:36.21
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00004465 0.16 AML other m 2017-11-19T04:12:37.65
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