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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 21-02-2014 and time 00:30:07 (Italy) in region Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza), on

  • 20-02-2014 23:30:07 (UTC)
  • 21-02-2014 00:30:07 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.0400, 15.5500 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.

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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
Ispani SA 5 1026 1026
Santa Marina SA 7 3243 4269
Vibonati SA 8 3293 7562
Sapri SA 8 6770 14332
San Giovanni a Piro SA 9 3780 18112
Torraca SA 11 1263 19375
Morigerati SA 11 665 20040
Roccagloriosa SA 12 1722 21762
Torre Orsaia SA 12 2118 23880
Tortorella SA 13 523 24403
Celle di Bulgheria SA 14 1922 26325
Casaletto Spartano SA 14 1420 27745
Caselle in Pittari SA 15 1956 29701
Camerota SA 15 6985 36686
Maratea PZ 16 5139 41825
Rivello PZ 18 2767 44592
Alfano SA 19 1023 45615
Laurito SA 19 788 46403
Trecchina PZ 20 2316 48719

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
70 Km SW of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
79 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
98 Km SE of Salerno (135261 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 		ML 1.5 2014-02-20
23:30:07		 40.0395 15.5498 10 2015-09-21
09:34:15		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 14110161
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2014-02-20
23:30:07		 40.0413 15.557 9 2014-10-21
12:08:56		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 5583801
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2014-02-20 23:30:07 ± 0.1
Latitude 40.0395 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.5498 ± 0.0070
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 14110161

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 767
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 304
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 220
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 770.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 137
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 24
Number of defining phases 24
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.32
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09803
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.59805
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 9
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 5583801
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-02-20 23:39:32

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 14110161
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2014-12-10 11:23:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.T0702.EHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:25.20 0.1 undecidable manual S 128 57.5979 50 -0.29 89
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:24.10 0.1 undecidable manual S 338 54.1014 50 -0.47 87
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:23.00 0.1 undecidable manual S 68 48.0186 50 0.05 95
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:21.30 0.1 undecidable manual S 114 40.9257 50 0.24 93
IV.T0721.EHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:20.60 0.1 undecidable manual S 107 38.0286 50 0.31 92
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:19.70 0.1 undecidable manual S 326 37.3293 50 -0.39 91
IV.CET2.HHE. 2014-02-20T23:30:19.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 149 66.378 50 0.4 86
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:18.70 0.1 undecidable manual S 59 31.2465 50 0.23 95
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:18.80 0.1 undecidable manual S 34 30.4473 50 0.54 88
IV.T0702.EHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:17.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 128 57.5979 50 -0.18 91
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:16.83 0.1 undecidable manual P 338 54.1014 50 -0.47 86
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:16.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 68 48.0186 50 0.02 96
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:15.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 114 40.9257 50 -0.13 95
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:15.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 10 39.5271 50 0.08 96
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:15.60 0.1 undecidable manual S 103 23.1546 113 -0.48 91
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:14.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 326 37.3293 50 -0.26 93
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:14.00 0.1 undecidable manual S 286 15.2736 123 0.35 95
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:14.09 0.1 negative manual P 59 31.2465 50 0.31 93
IV.T0721.EHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:14.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 107 38.0286 50 -0.26 93
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:13.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 30.4473 50 0.25 95
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:12.30 0.1 undecidable manual S 2 10.878 132 -0.14 100
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:12.08 0.1 positive manual P 103 23.1546 113 -0.32 94
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:11.46 0.1 positive manual P 286 15.2736 123 0.47 93
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2014-02-20T23:30:10.48 0.1 negative manual P 2 10.878 132 0.18 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000506 0.18 AML other m 2014-02-20T23:30:12.38
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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