Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 12-05-2023 and time 02:57:45 (Italy) in region 8 km W Latronico (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 8 km W Latronico (PZ), on

  • 12-05-2023 00:57:45 (UTC)
  • 12-05-2023 02:57:45 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.1010, 15.9220 at 28 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

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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
Latronico PZ 8 4556 4556
Lauria PZ 9 12919 17475
Castelsaraceno PZ 10 1384 18859
Nemoli PZ 11 1495 20354
Castelluccio Superiore PZ 11 824 21178
Castelluccio Inferiore PZ 11 2131 23309
Lagonegro PZ 14 5584 28893
Rivello PZ 14 2767 31660
Trecchina PZ 15 2316 33976
Carbone PZ 15 638 34614
Episcopia PZ 15 1434 36048
Moliterno PZ 16 4062 40110
San Chirico Raparo PZ 17 1084 41194
Laino Borgo CS 17 1921 43115
Sarconi PZ 17 1404 44519
San Martino d'Agri PZ 19 801 45320
Spinoso PZ 19 1462 46782
Laino Castello CS 19 848 47630
Rotonda PZ 19 3494 51124
Teana PZ 20 613 51737
Calvera PZ 20 387 52124
Viggianello PZ 20 3025 55149

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
61 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
85 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
94 Km NW of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
97 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
98 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.7 2023-05-12
00:57:45
40.1007 15.9222 28 2023-05-12
01:18:25
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 117268631
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-05-12 00:57:45 ± 0.22
Latitude 40.1007 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.9222 ± 0.0153
Depth (km) 28 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 117268631

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1305
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 508
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 243
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1300.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 105
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
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) 0.09173
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.87504
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 117268631
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-12 01:18:25
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CAR1.HHZ. 2023-05-12T00:58:01.58 0.3 undecidable manual P 165 97.125 101 -0.17 63
XE.MORMA.HHE. 2023-05-12T00:57:57.26 0.6 undecidable manual S 171 25.9518 132 0.92 38
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-05-12T00:57:56.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 338 26.8509 131 0.44 45
IV.MTSN.HNE. 2023-05-12T00:57:55.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 322 23.3544 135 0.1 49
XE.T0701.HHE. 2023-05-12T00:57:55.57 0.6 undecidable manual S 128 20.7681 139 0.2 48
XE.LAICA.HNE. 2023-05-12T00:57:54.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 165 17.4714 144 0.03 50
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-05-12T00:57:54.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 50 16.9719 145 -0.09 50
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-05-12T00:57:53.64 0.6 undecidable manual S 333 10.1787 158 -0.22 49
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-05-12T00:57:53.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 217 14.874 148 -0.45 46
XE.MORMA.HHE. 2023-05-12T00:57:52.08 0.3 undecidable manual P 171 25.9518 132 0.49 68
IV.MMN.HHZ. 2023-05-12T00:57:51.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 166 23.9538 134 -0.31 70
IV.MTSN.HNE. 2023-05-12T00:57:51.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 322 23.3544 135 0.16 73
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-05-12T00:57:51.74 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 26.8509 131 0.04 74
XE.T0701.HHE. 2023-05-12T00:57:51.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 128 20.7681 139 -0.01 75
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-05-12T00:57:50.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 333 10.1787 158 -0.13 75
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-05-12T00:57:50.11 0.3 undecidable manual P 217 14.874 148 -0.39 70
XE.LAICA.HNE. 2023-05-12T00:57:50.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 165 17.4714 144 -0.04 100
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-05-12T00:57:50.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 50 16.9719 145 -0.14 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0003367964 0.38 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:57:55.78
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0003560582 0.18 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:57:53.96
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00023884925000000002 0.32 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:57:54.17
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:1.3 0.00009984417000000001 0.28 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:57:55.06
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:1.3 0.00009700467500000001 0.1 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:57:55.29
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001780454 0.26 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:57:56.68
IV.MMN.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0003615 0.16 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:57:57.21
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00011056131 0.2 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:57:58.08
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0001131153 0.2 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:57:58.01
IV.MMN.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00023449999999999998 0.26 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:57:58.38
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:1.9 0.00032993605000000004 0.48 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:58:00.04
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:2.0 0.0003533094 0.32 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:57:58.96
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0003439744 0.18 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:57:53.96
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00031777164999999995 0.22 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:57:54.37
MN.CUC.HNE. ML:1.7 0.000244611165 0.24 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:57:54.17
MN.CUC.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00018026900000000002 0.28 AML other m 2023-05-12T00:57:56.69
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