Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 25-02-2009 and time 06:13:07 (Italy) in region 4 km SE Sarconi (PZ)

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

  • 25-02-2009 05:13:07 (UTC)
  • 25-02-2009 06:13:07 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.2220, 15.9140 at 5 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
Sarconi PZ 4 1404 1404
Moliterno PZ 4 4062 5466
Spinoso PZ 7 1462 6928
Grumento Nova PZ 7 1700 8628
Castelsaraceno PZ 9 1384 10012
Montemurro PZ 11 1235 11247
San Martino d'Agri PZ 12 801 12048
Viggiano PZ 13 3329 15377
San Chirico Raparo PZ 14 1084 16461
Tramutola PZ 15 3089 19550
Armento PZ 16 631 20181
Latronico PZ 17 4556 24737
Lagonegro PZ 17 5584 30321
Carbone PZ 17 638 30959
Marsicovetere PZ 19 5546 36505
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 19 6704 43209
Casalbuono SA 20 1194 44403
Nemoli PZ 20 1495 45898

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
47 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
90 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 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 1.8
ML 1.4
2009-02-25
05:13:07
40.222 15.914 5 2014-10-21
12:27:13
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 746469
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2009-02-25 05:13:07 ± 0.15
Latitude 40.2220 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.9140 ± 0.0106
Depth (km) 5 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-SISPICK
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 746469

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 857
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 664
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 332
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1272.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 110
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) 0.49
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05396
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42178
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 746469
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:06:58

Md:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 746469
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-05 14:06:58
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CRAC.EHE. 2009-02-25T05:13:25.24 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 70 46.8198 0.992 35
IV.CRAC.EHE. 2009-02-25T05:13:17.04 0.3 undecidable manual Pg 70 46.8198 -0.337 66
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2009-02-25T05:13:17.55 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 198 26.6511 0.13 48
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2009-02-25T05:13:13.11 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 198 26.6511 -0.324 92
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2009-02-25T05:13:13.14 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 101 13.875 0.004 50
IV.MCEL.HHE. 2009-02-25T05:13:13.66 0.6 undecidable manual Sg 320 14.874 0.22 48
IV.SIRI.HHE. 2009-02-25T05:13:11.04 0.3 undecidable manual Sg 222 5.994 0.313 72
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2009-02-25T05:13:10.85 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 101 13.875 -0.11 98
IV.MCEL.HHE. 2009-02-25T05:13:10.92 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 320 14.874 -0.215 96
IV.SIRI.HHE. 2009-02-25T05:13:09.67 0.1 undecidable manual Pg 222 5.994 0.102 100
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