Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.5 on date 28-03-2008 and time 20:27:29 (Italy) in region 5 km NW Matera (MT)

A magnitude Md 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NW Matera (MT), on

  • 28-03-2008 19:27:29 (UTC)
  • 28-03-2008 20:27:29 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.7080, 16.5680 at 8 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
Matera MT 5 60436 60436
Altamura BA 14 70396 130832
Miglionico MT 17 2510 133342
Gravina in Puglia BA 18 43872 177214
Santeramo in Colle BA 18 26734 203948
Montescaglioso MT 19 9942 213890
Grottole MT 20 2208 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)
53 Km SW of Bari (326344 inhabitants)
55 Km S of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
60 Km S of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
62 Km W of Taranto (201100 inhabitants)
62 Km SE of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
64 Km S of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
65 Km E of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
72 Km SE of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
83 Km SE of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 1.5 2008-03-28
19:27:29
40.708 16.568 8 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 682439
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-03-28 19:27:29 ± 0.14
Latitude 40.7080 ± 0.0063
Longitude 16.5680 ± 0.0107
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 682439

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 764
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 514
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 111
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1140.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 145
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.48
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.14119
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.38491
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

Md:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 682439
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 12:56:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.NOCI.HHN. 2008-03-28T19:27:44.38 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 78 42.7239 0.712 40
IV.CRAC.EHZ. 2008-03-28T19:27:42.82 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 196 39.627 -0.036 72
IV.NOCI.HHN. 2008-03-28T19:27:38.06 0.6 undecidable manual Pg 78 42.7239 0.572 42
IV.LTRZ.EHZ. 2008-03-28T19:27:37.71 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 119 24.1536 -0.123 97
IV.AMUR.HHN. 2008-03-28T19:27:37.19 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 8 22.2555 -0.036 99
IV.CRAC.EHZ. 2008-03-28T19:27:36.44 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 196 39.627 -0.583 84
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2008-03-28T19:27:35.48 0.1 undecidable manual Sg 223 15.6732 0.384 93
IV.LTRZ.EHZ. 2008-03-28T19:27:34.04 0.1 negative manual Pg 119 24.1536 -0.081 98
IV.AMUR.HHN. 2008-03-28T19:27:33.59 0.1 positive manual Pg 8 22.2555 -0.174 96
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2008-03-28T19:27:32.57 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 223 15.6732 0.033 100
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Download
Type Description Link
QuakeML - small Event, Origin, FocalMechanism Download
QuakeML - full Event, Origin, FocalMechanism, Amplitude, Arrival, Pick, Station Magnitude Download