Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 15-08-2023 and time 08:19:26 (UTC) in region 6 km SW Muro Lucano (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 6 km SW Muro Lucano (PZ), on

  • 15-08-2023 08:19:26 (UTC)
  • 15-08-2023 10:19:26 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.7220, 15.4300 at 5 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
Muro Lucano PZ 6 5497 5497
Castelgrande PZ 7 943 6440
Ricigliano SA 8 1144 7584
San Gregorio Magno SA 8 4286 11870
Bella PZ 10 5171 17041
Romagnano al Monte SA 10 368 17409
Balvano PZ 11 1830 19239
Buccino SA 11 5047 24286
Colliano SA 12 3638 27924
Laviano SA 13 1438 29362
Pescopagano PZ 13 1910 31272
Santomenna SA 13 443 31715
Palomonte SA 13 3985 35700
Valva SA 14 1643 37343
Castelnuovo di Conza SA 14 619 37962
San Fele PZ 14 3004 40966
Sant'Andrea di Conza AV 15 1539 42505
Salvitelle SA 15 560 43065
Baragiano PZ 15 2671 45736
Vietri di Potenza PZ 15 2832 48568
Rapone PZ 15 990 49558
Oliveto Citra SA 17 3802 53360
Ruvo del Monte PZ 17 1083 54443
Conza della Campania AV 17 1373 55816
Contursi Terme SA 18 3394 59210
Caggiano SA 18 2765 61975
Auletta SA 18 2336 64311
Calabritto AV 19 2391 66702
Senerchia AV 19 842 67544
Savoia di Lucania PZ 20 1127 68671
Picerno PZ 20 5985 74656
Pertosa SA 20 690 75346
Caposele AV 20 3483 78829
Calitri AV 20 4666 83495
Cairano AV 20 326 83821

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
33 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
40 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
57 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
58 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
61 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
71 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
72 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
83 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
97 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
99 Km W of Matera (60436 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 1.2 2023-08-15
08:19:26
40.7222 15.4297 5 2023-08-15
12:29:46
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120150671
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-08-15 08:19:26 ± 0.08
Latitude 40.7222 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.4297 ± 0.0071
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 120150671

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 580
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 510
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 295
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 580.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 42
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) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.01889
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41549
Number of stations at which the event was observed 21
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 21
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120150671
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-08-15 12:29:46
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2023-08-15T08:19:36.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 321 29.1486 100 -0.53 66
IV.SGTA.HNZ. 2023-08-15T08:19:35.98 0.1 undecidable manual P 353 46.1205 96 0 96
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2023-08-15T08:19:35.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 287 22.9548 102 0.85 39
IX.PST3.HNN.02 2023-08-15T08:19:34.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 221 23.754 102 -0.17 72
IV.CAFE.HNZ. 2023-08-15T08:19:34.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 335 37.629 98 0.67 82
IX.PGN3.HNE.02 2023-08-15T08:19:34.51 0.1 undecidable manual P 118 35.0427 98 0.72 81
IV.VULT.HNZ. 2023-08-15T08:19:33.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 31 30.1476 99 0.45 90
IX.LIO3.HHZ.02 2023-08-15T08:19:32.20 0.1 undecidable manual P 313 28.5492 100 -0.29 93
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2023-08-15T08:19:32.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 321 29.1486 100 0.06 98
IX.PST3.HNN.02 2023-08-15T08:19:32.23 0.1 undecidable manual P 221 23.754 102 0.67 84
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2023-08-15T08:19:31.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 287 22.9548 102 -0.27 95
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2023-08-15T08:19:31.97 0.3 positive manual P 202 27.8499 100 -0.39 69
IX.CGG3.HNN.02 2023-08-15T08:19:31.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 159 21.4674 103 0.08 99
IX.SRN3.HNE.02 2023-08-15T08:19:31.97 0.1 undecidable manual P 175 26.2515 101 -0.08 98
IX.CLT3.EHZ.02 2023-08-15T08:19:31.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 354 20.1687 104 0.6 87
IX.RDM3.HHZ.02 2023-08-15T08:19:31.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 28 19.1697 105 0.49 91
IV.SGO.HHN. 2023-08-15T08:19:30.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 210 20.6682 104 -0.45 91
IX.BEL3.HNZ.02 2023-08-15T08:19:30.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 92 17.4714 106 0.16 98
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2023-08-15T08:19:30.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 245 9.1797 118 0.11 75
IX.CSG3.HNZ.01 2023-08-15T08:19:30.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 15 10.9779 114 -0.7 64
IX.CSG3.HNZ.01 2023-08-15T08:19:29.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 15 10.9779 114 0.28 96
IX.SFL3.HNZ.01 2023-08-15T08:19:29.67 0.3 undecidable manual P 59 14.4744 109 -0.1 75
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2023-08-15T08:19:29.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 114 7.4814 124 -0.13 50
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-08-15T08:19:29.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 53 6.2937 129 -0.35 48
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2023-08-15T08:19:28.19 0.1 negative manual P 114 7.4814 124 -0.31 96
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2023-08-15T08:19:28.91 0.1 negative manual P 245 9.1797 118 0.12 100
IX.VDS3.HNZ.01 2023-08-15T08:19:28.08 0.1 undecidable manual S 354 2.0979 157 -0.49 94
IX.VDS3.HNZ.01 2023-08-15T08:19:27.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 354 2.0979 157 -0.47 94
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-08-15T08:19:27.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 53 6.2937 129 -0.49 93
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCRV.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0002 0.26 AML other m 2023-08-15T08:19:38.97
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00004775 1.4 AML other m 2023-08-15T08:19:39.04
IV.MCRV.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000187 0.7 AML other m 2023-08-15T08:19:39.43
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00007935 0.44 AML other m 2023-08-15T08:19:40.29
IV.SNAL.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000707 0.42 AML other m 2023-08-15T08:19:40.63
IV.SNAL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00007445000000000001 1.42 AML other m 2023-08-15T08:19:43.86
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