Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 15-04-2023 and time 04:04:50 (Italy) in region 1 km SE Romagnano al Monte (SA)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 1 km SE Romagnano al Monte (SA), on

  • 15-04-2023 02:04:50 (UTC)
  • 15-04-2023 04:04:50 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6210, 15.4410 at 16 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Romagnano al Monte SA 1 368 368
Salvitelle SA 4 560 928
San Gregorio Magno SA 5 4286 5214
Vietri di Potenza PZ 6 2832 8046
Buccino SA 6 5047 13093
Ricigliano SA 7 1144 14237
Balvano PZ 7 1830 16067
Auletta SA 7 2336 18403
Caggiano SA 8 2765 21168
Pertosa SA 9 690 21858
Savoia di Lucania PZ 11 1127 22985
Petina SA 11 1159 24144
Polla SA 13 5279 29423
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 13 1429 30852
Sicignano degli Alburni SA 13 3519 34371
Palomonte SA 13 3985 38356
Baragiano PZ 15 2671 41027
Muro Lucano PZ 15 5497 46524
Picerno PZ 17 5985 52509
Sant'Arsenio SA 17 2815 55324
Contursi Terme SA 17 3394 58718
Colliano SA 17 3638 62356
Bella PZ 18 5171 67527
Castelgrande PZ 18 943 68470
Satriano di Lucania PZ 19 2374 70844
Postiglione SA 19 2151 72995
San Pietro al Tanagro SA 19 1695 74690
Oliveto Citra SA 19 3802 78492
Valva SA 20 1643 80135
Sant'Angelo a Fasanella SA 20 635 80770

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
39 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
58 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
63 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
63 Km SE of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
79 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
94 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
97 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
98 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Andria (100440 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 0.9 2023-04-15
02:04:50
40.6207 15.4407 16 2024-03-01
17:18:03
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 116426811
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 0.9 2023-04-15
02:04:50
40.6343 15.4312 18 2023-04-15
02:29:50
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 116399081
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-04-15 02:04:50 ± 0.1
Latitude 40.6207 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.4407 ± 0.0071
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 116426811

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 610
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 16
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 73
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 610.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 104
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.11781
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.54589
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:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116426811
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-23 12:30:56

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 116399081
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-04-15 02:29:50
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SNAL.HNE. 2023-04-15T02:05:04.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 39.0276 100 0.46 44
IV.SIRI.HNE. 2023-04-15T02:05:01.78 0.3 undecidable manual P 143 60.5949 96 0.03 68
IX.LIO3.HHZ.02 2023-04-15T02:04:59.20 1.0 undecidable manual P 325 37.629 101 0.95 18
IX.STN3.EHZ.02 2023-04-15T02:04:59.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 119 20.3685 116 0.17 48
IV.MCEL.HHN. 2023-04-15T02:04:59.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 137 44.8218 98 0.09 70
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2023-04-15T02:04:58.87 0.6 undecidable manual S 218 18.5703 119 0.13 48
IX.SRN3.HHZ.02 2023-04-15T02:04:58.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 174 14.9739 127 0.25 71
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-04-15T02:04:58.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 15 15.5733 125 -0.06 49
IV.SNAL.HNE. 2023-04-15T02:04:58.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 330 39.0276 100 0.15 70
IV.CMPR.HNE. 2023-04-15T02:04:57.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 199 35.5422 102 -0.09 72
IV.SGO.HHZ. 2023-04-15T02:04:57.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 239 13.0758 132 -0.04 50
IX.SNR3.HNZ.02 2023-04-15T02:04:56.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 302 24.4533 110 -0.18 71
IX.STN3.EHZ.02 2023-04-15T02:04:55.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 119 20.3685 116 -0.07 74
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2023-04-15T02:04:55.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 218 18.5703 119 -0.17 96
IV.SGO.HHZ. 2023-04-15T02:04:54.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 239 13.0758 132 -0.16 97
IX.SRN3.HHZ.02 2023-04-15T02:04:54.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 174 14.9739 127 -0.01 100
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-04-15T02:04:54.76 0.1 undecidable manual P 15 15.5733 125 -0.31 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00005246033 0.1792 AML other m 2023-04-15T02:04:58.20
IX.SRN3.HHN.02 ML:1.2 0.00012147215 0.144 AML other m 2023-04-15T02:04:58.92
IX.SRN3.HHE.02 ML:1.1 0.00010086418999999999 0.336 AML other m 2023-04-15T02:04:59.13
IV.MRLC.HNN. ML:0.7 0.000041293115 0.9808 AML other m 2023-04-15T02:04:59.86
IV.MRLC.HNE. ML:0.5 0.000024384775 1.44 AML other m 2023-04-15T02:04:59.19
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:0.9 0.00005252406 0.32 AML other m 2023-04-15T02:04:59.75
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00008560000000000001 0.52 AML other m 2023-04-15T02:05:00.99
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000486 0.8 AML other m 2023-04-15T02:05:01.01
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