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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 09-03-2023 and time 08:14:16 (UTC) in region 4 km E Monteverde (AV)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 4 km E Monteverde (AV), on

  • 09-03-2023 08:14:16 (UTC)
  • 09-03-2023 09:14:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.0030, 15.5790 at 13 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
Monteverde AV 4 784 784
Melfi PZ 6 17767 18551
Rapolla PZ 8 4432 22983
Aquilonia AV 9 1739 24722
Barile PZ 10 2785 27507
Rionero in Vulture PZ 12 13230 40737
Lacedonia AV 14 2340 43077
Rocchetta Sant'Antonio FG 15 1875 44952
Atella PZ 15 3827 48779
Ginestra PZ 15 747 49526
Candela FG 16 2728 52254
Ripacandida PZ 16 1744 53998
Calitri AV 16 4666 58664
Bisaccia AV 17 3831 62495
Ruvo del Monte PZ 18 1083 63578
Rapone PZ 19 990 64568
Lavello PZ 19 13626 78194

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
45 Km NW of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
51 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
65 Km W of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
67 Km NE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
68 Km E of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Manfredonia (57279 inhabitants)
77 Km W of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
78 Km S of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
89 Km W of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
94 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
94 Km W of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 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 2.1 2023-03-09
08:14:16		 41.0033 15.5793 13 2024-03-01
17:18:18		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 123561891
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-03-09 08:14:16 ± 0.12
Latitude 41.0033 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.5793 ± 0.0083
Depth (km) 13 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 123561891

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 825
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 167
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 340
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 830.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 64
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.36
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05576
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.77971
Number of stations at which the event was observed 20
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 20
Magnitude information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123561891
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-11-29 16:25:49
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:32.63 0.6 undecidable manual S 83 52.0035 93 -0.38 46
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:32.28 0.3 undecidable manual P 97 86.5467 92 0.86 54
IV.APRC.HHN. 2023-03-09T08:14:31.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 358 83.7495 92 0.25 67
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:31.76 0.3 undecidable manual P 121 84.8484 92 0.6 61
OT.OT04.EHE. 2023-03-09T08:14:30.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 0 79.4649 92 -0.07 70
IV.MSAG.HHZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:30.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 19 83.25 92 0.04 70
IX.SALI.HNE.01 2023-03-09T08:14:28.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 256 34.4433 96 0.61 45
IV.CAFE.HHE. 2023-03-09T08:14:27.59 0.6 undecidable manual S 276 28.8489 98 0.73 43
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:27.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 255 32.2455 97 0.18 50
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:27.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 196 28.4493 99 0.27 49
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:26.93 0.3 undecidable manual P 202 61.494 93 -0.64 63
5H.FR05.EHN. 2023-03-09T08:14:26.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 266 26.8509 99 0.57 46
IX.SRN3.HHZ.02 2023-03-09T08:14:26.41 0.3 undecidable manual P 190 58.2972 93 -0.66 63
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2023-03-09T08:14:26.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 159 51.2154 94 0.23 71
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:25.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 83 52.0035 93 -0.5 90
IX.BEL3.HNE.01 2023-03-09T08:14:23.32 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 32.3454 97 0.23 74
IX.RDM3.HHZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:23.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 194 14.6742 118 0.62 46
IX.CLT3.EHN.02 2023-03-09T08:14:23.46 0.6 undecidable manual S 233 18.3705 109 -0.69 44
IX.SALI.HNE.01 2023-03-09T08:14:23.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 256 34.4433 96 -0.39 71
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:23.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 102 32.5452 97 -0.09 76
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:22.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 196 28.4493 99 -0.25 99
IV.CAFE.HHE. 2023-03-09T08:14:22.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 276 28.8489 98 -0.29 98
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:22.64 0.1 positive manual P 255 32.2455 97 -0.43 94
IV.SGTA.HNZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:22.16 0.6 undecidable manual P 309 23.1546 102 0.47 48
IV.VULT.HHZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:21.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 150 6.1938 149 -0.19 51
5H.FR05.EHN. 2023-03-09T08:14:21.98 0.3 undecidable manual P 266 26.8509 99 -0.28 74
IX.CLT3.EHN.02 2023-03-09T08:14:21.37 0.1 undecidable manual P 233 18.3705 109 0.38 98
IX.RDM3.HHZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:20.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 194 14.6742 118 0.37 99
IV.VULT.HHZ. 2023-03-09T08:14:19.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 150 6.1938 149 -0.33 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.VULT.HNN. ML:2.2 0.0020715235 0.1792 AML other m 2023-03-09T08:14:21.84
IV.VULT.HHN. ML:2.3 0.002235867 0.1792 AML other m 2023-03-09T08:14:21.84
IV.VULT.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0014875335 0.1792 AML other m 2023-03-09T08:14:24.50
IV.VULT.HNE. ML:2.1 0.001434267 0.1792 AML other m 2023-03-09T08:14:24.50
IX.CLT3.HNN.01 ML:1.8 0.00049660655 0.1472 AML other m 2023-03-09T08:14:24.68
IX.CLT3.EHE.02 ML:1.8 0.0005307917 0.128 AML other m 2023-03-09T08:14:23.55
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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