Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 28-09-2008 and time 05:38:10 (UTC) in region 4 km NE Laurenzana (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 4 km NE Laurenzana (PZ), on

  • 28-09-2008 05:38:10 (UTC)
  • 28-09-2008 07:38:10 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.4830, 16.0060 at 10 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
Laurenzana PZ 4 1797 1797
Pietrapertosa PZ 6 1032 2829
Castelmezzano PZ 7 800 3629
Anzi PZ 8 1696 5325
Trivigno PZ 11 678 6003
Campomaggiore PZ 11 811 6814
Corleto Perticara PZ 11 2511 9325
Albano di Lucania PZ 12 1435 10760
Accettura MT 13 1856 12616
Calvello PZ 13 1948 14564
Gorgoglione MT 15 989 15553
Brindisi Montagna PZ 15 908 16461
Guardia Perticara PZ 15 552 17013
Oliveto Lucano MT 16 450 17463
Abriola PZ 17 1531 18994
Cirigliano MT 17 375 19369
Viggiano PZ 18 3329 22698
Tricarico MT 19 5388 28086
Marsicovetere PZ 19 5546 33632
Calciano MT 20 777 34409

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km SE of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
54 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
60 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
86 Km S of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
88 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
96 Km S of Barletta (94814 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 1.7
ML 1.4
2008-09-28
05:38:10
40.483 16.006 10 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 719539
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2008-09-28 05:38:10 ± 0.09
Latitude 40.4830 ± 0.0054
Longitude 16.0060 ± 0.0106
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 719539

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 951
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 397
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) 1081.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 126
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05666
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.31926
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 719539
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:37:02

Md:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 719539
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 13:37:02
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2008-09-28T05:38:22.41 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 199 35.4423 0.204 71
IV.ACER.HHN. 2008-09-28T05:38:21.91 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 351 34.0437 0.065 49
IV.MTSN.HHN. 2008-09-28T05:38:21.46 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 222 32.3454 0.089 48
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2008-09-28T05:38:21.55 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 169 32.0457 0.239 70
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2008-09-28T05:38:19.36 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 225 24.6531 0.105 73
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2008-09-28T05:38:16.40 0.1 positive manual Pg 169 32.0457 -0.147 96
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2008-09-28T05:38:16.71 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 199 35.4423 -0.353 91
IV.ACER.HHN. 2008-09-28T05:38:16.91 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 351 34.0437 0.055 97
IV.MTSN.HHN. 2008-09-28T05:38:16.37 0.1 positive manual Pg 222 32.3454 -0.213 94
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2008-09-28T05:38:15.36 0.1 positive manual Pg 225 24.6531 -0.001 100
IV.PTRP.EHZ. 2008-09-28T05:38:13.82 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 48 6.2937 -0.295 73
IV.PTRP.EHZ. 2008-09-28T05:38:12.77 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 48 6.2937 0.377 95
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