Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 21-09-2007 and time 20:47:03 (Italy) in region 5 km NW Matera (MT)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NW Matera (MT), on

  • 21-09-2007 18:47:03 (UTC)
  • 21-09-2007 20:47:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.7060, 16.5600 at 7 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Matera MT 5 60436 60436
Altamura BA 14 70396 130832
Miglionico MT 16 2510 133342
Gravina in Puglia BA 18 43872 177214
Santeramo in Colle BA 19 26734 203948
Grottole MT 19 2208 206156
Montescaglioso MT 19 9942 216098

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km NW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
14 Km S of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
46 Km S of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
54 Km SW of Bari (326344 inhabitants)
56 Km S of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
60 Km S of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
62 Km SE of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
62 Km W of Taranto (201100 inhabitants)
64 Km E of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
64 Km S of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
72 Km SE of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
83 Km SE of Cerignola (58396 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 1.9
ML 2.0
2007-09-21
18:47:03
40.706 16.56 7 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 653299
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2007-09-21 18:47:03 ± 0.14
Latitude 40.7060 ± 0.0162
Longitude 16.5600 ± 0.0344
Depth (km) 7 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 653299

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 3277
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 777
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 360
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 3413.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 147
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 9
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.39031
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 653299
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 12:24:42

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 653299
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 12:24:42
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NOCI.HHE. 2007-09-21T18:47:18.73 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 78 43.3233 0.397 45
IV.FG5.SHZ. 2007-09-21T18:47:18.04 10.0 undecidable manual Pg 0 0 0
IV.CRAC.EHZ. 2007-09-21T18:47:17.66 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 196 39.2274 0.419 45
IV.CRAC.EHZ. 2007-09-21T18:47:11.06 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 196 39.2274 -0.326 91
IV.NOCI.HHE. 2007-09-21T18:47:11.74 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 78 43.3233 -0.277 91
IV.AMUR.HHN. 2007-09-21T18:47:11.68 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 9 22.6551 0.062 49
IV.AMUR.HHN. 2007-09-21T18:47:08.16 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 9 22.6551 0.012 100
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2007-09-21T18:47:08.98 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 222 15.0738 -0.193 49
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2007-09-21T18:47:06.98 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 222 15.0738 0.246 97
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