Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 22-05-2023 and time 12:56:12 (Italy) in region 4 km N Castelsaraceno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 4 km N Castelsaraceno (PZ), on

  • 22-05-2023 10:56:12 (UTC)
  • 22-05-2023 12:56:12 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.2030, 16.0080 at 9 km depth.

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

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
Castelsaraceno PZ 4 1384 1384
San Martino d'Agri PZ 5 801 2185
San Chirico Raparo PZ 6 1084 3269
Spinoso PZ 8 1462 4731
Carbone PZ 10 638 5369
Montemurro PZ 11 1235 6604
Sarconi PZ 11 1404 8008
Armento PZ 13 631 8639
Moliterno PZ 13 4062 12701
Latronico PZ 13 4556 17257
Calvera PZ 13 387 17644
Grumento Nova PZ 14 1700 19344
Gallicchio PZ 15 862 20206
Teana PZ 15 613 20819
Castronuovo di Sant'Andrea PZ 15 1067 21886
Missanello PZ 16 566 22452
Episcopia PZ 16 1434 23886
Fardella PZ 17 627 24513
Roccanova PZ 17 1543 26056
Viggiano PZ 18 3329 29385
Guardia Perticara PZ 20 552 29937
Chiaromonte PZ 20 1965 31902

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
52 Km SE of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
72 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
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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 1.5 2023-05-22
10:56:12
40.2033 16.008 9 2023-05-22
11:10:52
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 117587621
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-05-22 10:56:12 ± 0.07
Latitude 40.2033 ± 0.0045
Longitude 16.0080 ± 0.0059
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 117587621

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 593
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 268
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 47
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 590.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 45
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.25
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05216
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.51891
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 117587621
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-05-22 11:10:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:23.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 39 57.5979 50 0.31 85
XE.T0701.HNZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:22.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 159 25.752 110 0.54 87
XE.LAICA.HNZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:22.66 0.6 undecidable manual S 186 28.4493 108 -0.08 63
MN.CUC.HNZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:22.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 215 28.4493 108 0.16 94
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:21.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 308 22.0668 113 0.39 91
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:21.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 288 22.8549 112 0.12 64
IX.PGN3.HHE.02 2023-05-22T10:56:20.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 336 44.622 50 0.06 92
IV.SALB.HNE. 2023-05-22T10:56:20.88 0.3 undecidable manual P 141 46.2204 50 -0.25 90
IV.CRAC.EHE. 2023-05-22T10:56:20.07 0.3 undecidable manual P 61 41.2254 50 -0.28 90
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:19.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 259 39.2274 50 -0.5 86
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:19.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 7 35.5422 50 0.47 86
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:19.73 0.6 negative manual P 303 37.9287 50 -0.12 62
MN.CUC.HNZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:18.73 0.6 undecidable manual P 215 28.4493 108 0.38 60
XE.TNOVA.HNE. 2023-05-22T10:56:18.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 140 33.2445 50 -0.18 93
XE.LAICA.HNZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:18.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 186 28.4493 108 0.25 92
XE.T0701.HNZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:17.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 159 25.752 110 -0.13 94
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:17.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 288 22.8549 112 -0.29 92
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:16.92 0.3 negative manual P 308 22.0668 113 -0.24 93
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:15.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 95 5.7942 148 -0.23 95
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:15.21 0.6 undecidable manual P 259 12.1767 128 -0.22 63
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-05-22T10:56:14.63 0.3 negative manual P 95 5.7942 148 0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:1.9 0.0012515 0.48 AML other m 2023-05-22T10:56:16.33
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:1.6 0.0007955000000000001 0.48 AML other m 2023-05-22T10:56:16.56
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001455 0.6 AML other m 2023-05-22T10:56:22.32
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0001295 0.3 AML other m 2023-05-22T10:56:22.32
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00027100000000000003 0.24 AML other m 2023-05-22T10:56:22.77
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00021150000000000002 0.18 AML other m 2023-05-22T10:56:23.12
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00007455000000000001 0.64 AML other m 2023-05-22T10:56:26.12
IV.SLCN.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00009135 0.22 AML other m 2023-05-22T10:56:26.47
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000479 0.48 AML other m 2023-05-22T10:56:27.56
IV.SLCN.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00010765 0.3 AML other m 2023-05-22T10:56:29.18
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0000577 0.42 AML other m 2023-05-22T10:56:34.65
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00009275 0.28 AML other m 2023-05-22T10:56:35.38
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