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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 05-02-2020 and time 04:14:30 (Italy) in region Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza), on

  • 05-02-2020 03:14:30 (UTC)
  • 05-02-2020 04:14:30 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.0380, 15.5200 at 23 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
San Giovanni a Piro SA 6 3780 3780
Ispani SA 7 1026 4806
Santa Marina SA 8 3243 8049
Vibonati SA 9 3293 11342
Roccagloriosa SA 10 1722 13064
Sapri SA 10 6770 19834
Torre Orsaia SA 11 2118 21952
Celle di Bulgheria SA 12 1922 23874
Morigerati SA 12 665 24539
Camerota SA 13 6985 31524
Torraca SA 13 1263 32787
Tortorella SA 14 523 33310
Caselle in Pittari SA 15 1956 35266
Casaletto Spartano SA 15 1420 36686
Laurito SA 17 788 37474
Alfano SA 18 1023 38497
Maratea PZ 18 5139 43636
Centola SA 18 5168 48804
Montano Antilia SA 19 2077 50881

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
71 Km SW of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
78 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
96 Km SE of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		ML 1.6 2020-02-05
03:14:30		 40.0383 15.5202 23 2020-07-18
21:08:21		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 76644581
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.6 2020-02-05
03:14:30		 40.0472 15.5217 23 2020-02-05
03:23:27		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 76224231
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-02-05 03:14:30 ± 0.2
Latitude 40.0383 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.5202 ± 0.0082
Depth (km) 23 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 76644581

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 920
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 158
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 19
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 920.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 143
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 27
Number of defining phases 17
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) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.60884
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76644581
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-06-01 23:32:52

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 76224231
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-02-05 03:23:27
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.LNSS.HHZ. 2020-02-05T03:15:46.73 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 4.09 0
IV.OSSC.HNZ. 2020-02-05T03:15:36.48 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 6.79 0
IV.PLAC.HHZ. 2020-02-05T03:15:30.34 3.0 undecidable manual Sg -1.05 0
IV.JOPP.HHZ. 2020-02-05T03:15:26.73 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.42 0
IV.POFI.HNZ. 2020-02-05T03:15:18.33 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -0.73 0
IV.CAGR.HHZ. 2020-02-05T03:15:13.38 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 0.53 0
IV.MC2.EHZ. 2020-02-05T03:15:13.96 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 3.89 0
IV.SGG.HHZ. 2020-02-05T03:15:05.04 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 0.58 0
IV.CET2.HHE. 2020-02-05T03:14:50.82 1.0 undecidable manual S 147 67.5768 102 -0.05 23
IT.LRNO.HNZ. 2020-02-05T03:14:49.14 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 1.19 0
IV.MMN.HHN. 2020-02-05T03:14:45.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 112 43.2234 110 0.44 44
IV.PTRJ.HNZ. 2020-02-05T03:14:44.76 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.2 0
IV.GRIS.HNE. 2020-02-05T03:14:44.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 139 43.5231 110 -0.03 48
IV.CET2.HHE. 2020-02-05T03:14:42.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 147 67.5768 102 0.12 68
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2020-02-05T03:14:42.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 61 33.5442 117 0.17 47
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2020-02-05T03:14:42.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 36.0417 115 -0.05 49
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2020-02-05T03:14:40.36 0.3 undecidable manual S 101 25.5522 125 -0.03 74
IV.MMN.HHN. 2020-02-05T03:14:38.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 112 43.2234 110 -0.21 46
IV.GRIS.HNE. 2020-02-05T03:14:38.39 0.6 undecidable manual P 139 43.5231 110 -0.11 47
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2020-02-05T03:14:38.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 290 12.876 146 0.59 67
IV.MCEL.HHN. 2020-02-05T03:14:38.34 0.3 undecidable manual P 37 39.7269 112 0.39 67
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2020-02-05T03:14:37.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 36.0417 115 -0.39 91
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2020-02-05T03:14:37.57 0.3 undecidable manual S 14 11.3775 150 -0.21 73
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2020-02-05T03:14:37.38 0.3 undecidable manual P 61 33.5442 117 0.31 69
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2020-02-05T03:14:35.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 101 25.5522 125 -0.34 93
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2020-02-05T03:14:34.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 290 12.876 146 0.09 100
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2020-02-05T03:14:34.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 14 11.3775 150 -0.27 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00021627195 0.1792 AML other m 2020-02-05T03:14:37.84
IV.MGR.HNE. ML:1.5 0.0002047524 0.1808 AML other m 2020-02-05T03:14:37.78
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00017875525 0.12 AML other m 2020-02-05T03:14:37.88
IV.BULG.HNE. ML:1.7 0.000324327035 0.2608 AML other m 2020-02-05T03:14:38.74
IV.BULG.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00031500525 0.24 AML other m 2020-02-05T03:14:38.73
IV.BULG.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00067126955 0.1984 AML other m 2020-02-05T03:14:39.51
IV.BULG.HNN. ML:2.0 0.0006432334499999999 0.1984 AML other m 2020-02-05T03:14:39.51
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00010429564499999999 0.0992 AML other m 2020-02-05T03:14:40.66
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00009599572 0.3008 AML other m 2020-02-05T03:14:41.56
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