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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 29-12-2019 and time 11:15:35 (UTC) in region 4 km E Pignola (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 4 km E Pignola (PZ), on

  • 29-12-2019 11:15:35 (UTC)
  • 29-12-2019 12:15:35 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.5640, 15.8350 at 16 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
Pignola PZ 4 6962 6962
Abriola PZ 6 1531 8493
Potenza PZ 9 67122 75615
Anzi PZ 9 1696 77311
Calvello PZ 10 1948 79259
Brindisi Montagna PZ 10 908 80167
Trivigno PZ 13 678 80845
Tito PZ 13 7332 88177
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 14 2047 90224
Sasso di Castalda PZ 16 835 91059
Laurenzana PZ 16 1797 92856
Satriano di Lucania PZ 17 2374 95230
Albano di Lucania PZ 17 1435 96665
Marsico Nuovo PZ 18 4098 100763
Castelmezzano PZ 18 800 101563
Picerno PZ 19 5985 107548
Brienza PZ 20 4078 111626

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
72 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
78 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
96 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.3 2019-12-29
11:15:35		 40.5637 15.8352 16 2020-02-28
16:42:20		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 75795621
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2019-12-29
11:15:34		 40.5915 15.7615 21 2019-12-29
11:22:24		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 75080751
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2019-12-29 11:15:35 ± 0.11
Latitude 40.5637 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.8352 ± 0.0083
Depth (km) 16 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 75795621

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 673
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 146
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 93
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 670.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 84
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.18
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08454
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.47035
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:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75795621
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-01-24 14:18:39

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 13
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 75080751
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2019-12-29 11:22:24
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SIRI.HNE. 2019-12-29T11:15:49.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 176 42.4242 100 0.2 47
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2019-12-29T11:15:45.54 0.3 undecidable manual S 186 26.6511 109 0.28 71
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2019-12-29T11:15:45.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 20 26.3514 110 0.31 71
IX.CLT3.HHE.02 2019-12-29T11:15:45.18 0.6 undecidable manual P 316 52.2033 98 0.22 46
IX.AVG3.HNZ. 2019-12-29T11:15:44.76 0.6 undecidable manual S 337 23.8539 112 0.2 48
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2019-12-29T11:15:44.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 222 25.752 110 -0.14 74
IX.BEL3.HNZ.01 2019-12-29T11:15:44.56 0.6 undecidable manual S 315 23.6541 113 0.04 50
IX.VDS3.HNN.01 2019-12-29T11:15:43.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 300 39.5271 101 0 49
IV.SIRI.HNE. 2019-12-29T11:15:43.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 176 42.4242 100 -0.34 68
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2019-12-29T11:15:41.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 345 9.3795 144 0.03 77
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2019-12-29T11:15:41.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 186 26.6511 109 -0.01 100
IT.SLC1.HGZ. 2019-12-29T11:15:41.62 0.6 undecidable manual P 227 27.5502 108 0.39 46
IX.AVG3.HNZ. 2019-12-29T11:15:40.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 337 23.8539 112 -0.24 96
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2019-12-29T11:15:40.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 222 25.752 110 -0.04 75
IX.BEL3.HNZ.01 2019-12-29T11:15:40.80 0.6 undecidable manual P 315 23.6541 113 0.12 49
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2019-12-29T11:15:40.21 0.6 undecidable manual P 104 19.6692 119 0.1 50
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2019-12-29T11:15:40.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 20 26.3514 110 -0.16 72
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2019-12-29T11:15:38.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 345 9.3795 144 -0.22 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PZUN.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0002956702 1.7376 AML other m 2019-12-29T11:15:41.97
IV.PZUN.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00029803554999999996 0.2176 AML other m 2019-12-29T11:15:41.98
IV.PZUN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00037634405 0.1792 AML other m 2019-12-29T11:15:42.02
IV.PZUN.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00037614635 0.192 AML other m 2019-12-29T11:15:42.12
IV.SLCN.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0001289673 0.3584 AML other m 2019-12-29T11:15:45.66
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:0.9 0.000040671200000000005 0.2432 AML other m 2019-12-29T11:15:46.46
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000044283185 0.2368 AML other m 2019-12-29T11:15:46.67
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000091772165 0.32 AML other m 2019-12-29T11:15:46.46
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:1.0 0.000046225955 0.4224 AML other m 2019-12-29T11:15:47.09
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000094747895 0.5184 AML other m 2019-12-29T11:15:47.33
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000044497352999999997 0.256 AML other m 2019-12-29T11:15:48.00
IV.SLCN.HNE. ML:1.4 0.000128686175 1.6096 AML other m 2019-12-29T11:15:48.12
IV.SLCN.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00012159496 0.2176 AML other m 2019-12-29T11:15:48.60
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