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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 08-04-2023 and time 21:41:48 (Italy) in region 2 km SE Rionero in Vulture (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 2 km SE Rionero in Vulture (PZ), on

  • 08-04-2023 19:41:48 (UTC)
  • 08-04-2023 21:41:48 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.9120, 15.6830 at 14 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
Rionero in Vulture PZ 2 13230 13230
Ripacandida PZ 4 1744 14974
Barile PZ 4 2785 17759
Atella PZ 5 3827 21586
Ginestra PZ 5 747 22333
Rapolla PZ 7 4432 26765
Melfi PZ 10 17767 44532
Filiano PZ 12 2926 47458
Maschito PZ 13 1670 49128
Venosa PZ 13 11863 60991
Ruvo del Monte PZ 14 1083 62074
Forenza PZ 16 2122 64196
San Fele PZ 16 3004 67200
Monteverde AV 16 784 67984
Rapone PZ 17 990 68974
Lavello PZ 18 13626 82600
Aquilonia AV 20 1739 84339

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
32 Km NW of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
44 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
62 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
62 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
75 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
78 Km W of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
82 Km S of Manfredonia (57279 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
88 Km W of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
90 Km S of San Severo (53905 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Scafati (50787 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 1.2 2023-04-08
19:41:48		 40.9122 15.6828 14 2024-03-01
17:18:19		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 124662071
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.3 2023-04-08
19:41:48		 40.9182 15.6885 16 2023-04-08
19:51:08		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 116186611
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-08 19:41:48 ± 0.15
Latitude 40.9122 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.6828 ± 0.0095
Depth (km) 14 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124662071

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 880
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 563
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 156
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 880.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 68
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
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) 0.06565
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.70956
Number of stations at which the event was observed 12
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitudes information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116186611
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-08 19:51:08

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124662071
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-15 15:25:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2023-04-08T19:42:03.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 252 45.5211 96 -0.07 48
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2023-04-08T19:42:03.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 69 46.0206 96 0.22 47
OT.OT07.EHE. 2023-04-08T19:42:03.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 2 78.7656 93 0.92 53
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2023-04-08T19:41:59.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 211 28.0497 102 0.74 41
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-04-08T19:41:58.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 223 23.754 105 0.54 44
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2023-04-08T19:41:58.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 122 25.8519 103 -0.05 49
IX.BEL3.HNE.01 2023-04-08T19:41:57.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 190 22.1556 107 0.13 49
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2023-04-08T19:41:57.54 0.3 undecidable manual P 69 46.0206 96 0.14 72
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2023-04-08T19:41:57.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 81 23.5542 106 0.05 50
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2023-04-08T19:41:56.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 45.5211 96 -0.6 85
IX.SFL3.HNZ.01 2023-04-08T19:41:56.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 213 16.2726 118 0.12 50
IX.COL3.HHE.02 2023-04-08T19:41:55.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 230 38.7279 97 -0.49 67
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2023-04-08T19:41:54.94 0.3 undecidable manual P 211 28.0497 102 0.28 71
IV.VULT.HHZ. 2023-04-08T19:41:54.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 310 7.2927 146 -0.11 51
IX.RDM3.HNZ.02 2023-04-08T19:41:54.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 252 12.9759 127 -0.46 47
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2023-04-08T19:41:54.13 0.3 undecidable manual P 122 25.8519 103 -0.2 72
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2023-04-08T19:41:53.62 0.3 undecidable manual P 81 23.5542 106 -0.36 70
IX.BEL3.HNE.01 2023-04-08T19:41:53.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 190 22.1556 107 -0.18 73
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-04-08T19:41:53.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 223 23.754 105 -0.19 98
IX.RDM3.HNZ.02 2023-04-08T19:41:53.01 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 12.9759 127 0.5 93
IX.SFL3.HNZ.01 2023-04-08T19:41:52.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 213 16.2726 118 -0.12 100
IV.VULT.HHZ. 2023-04-08T19:41:51.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 310 7.2927 146 0.05 78
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.VULT.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0001805 1.28 AML other m 2023-04-08T19:41:54.78
IX.SCL3.EHN.02 ML:1.3 0.00010570000000000001 1.22 AML other m 2023-04-08T19:41:56.26
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000175 0.48 AML other m 2023-04-08T19:41:58.69
IV.VULT.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00017449999999999999 0.46 AML other m 2023-04-08T19:41:59.23
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000555 0.88 AML other m 2023-04-08T19:41:59.99
IX.SCL3.EHE.02 ML:1.2 0.00008385 1.66 AML other m 2023-04-08T19:41:59.16
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00010250000000000001 1.2 AML other m 2023-04-08T19:42:03.73
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00006405 0.42 AML other m 2023-04-08T19:42:09.42
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