Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 12-09-2023 and time 05:40:28 (Italy) in region 6 km W Castelsaraceno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 6 km W Castelsaraceno (PZ), on

  • 12-09-2023 03:40:28 (UTC)
  • 12-09-2023 05:40:28 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.1760, 15.9230 at 9 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
Castelsaraceno PZ 6 1384 1384
Sarconi PZ 9 1404 2788
Moliterno PZ 9 4062 6850
Spinoso PZ 11 1462 8312
Latronico PZ 12 4556 12868
Grumento Nova PZ 12 1700 14568
San Martino d'Agri PZ 13 801 15369
San Chirico Raparo PZ 13 1084 16453
Lagonegro PZ 15 5584 22037
Carbone PZ 15 638 22675
Montemurro PZ 15 1235 23910
Lauria PZ 16 12919 36829
Nemoli PZ 16 1495 38324
Rivello PZ 18 2767 41091
Viggiano PZ 19 3329 44420
Episcopia PZ 19 1434 45854
Castelluccio Superiore PZ 19 824 46678
Armento PZ 19 631 47309
Calvera PZ 19 387 47696
Castelluccio Inferiore PZ 19 2131 49827
Tramutola PZ 20 3089 52916

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
53 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
90 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
93 Km SE 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 0.9 2023-09-12
03:40:28
40.1755 15.9227 9 2023-09-12
03:47:21
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 120992851
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-12 03:40:28 ± 0.11
Latitude 40.1755 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.9227 ± 0.0071
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 120992851

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 488
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 400
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 82
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 490.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 91
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.30757
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 120992851
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-12 03:47:21
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:40.82 0.6 undecidable manual S 314 34.1436 50 0.39 45
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:39.17 0.6 undecidable manual S 262 31.5462 50 -0.56 43
XE.LAICA.HNE. 2023-09-12T03:40:38.12 0.6 undecidable manual S 170 25.5522 110 0.19 48
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:37.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 204 22.1556 113 0.28 71
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:36.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 328 19.4694 116 0.3 47
IV.TNOVA.HHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:35.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 100
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:35.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 305 17.6712 118 0.32 47
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:35.43 0.6 positive manual P 314 34.1436 50 0.05 49
IX.VGG3.HNN.01 2023-09-12T03:40:35.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 354 17.871 118 -0.14 49
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:34.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 79 13.2756 125 0.03 51
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:34.70 1.0 positive manual P 262 31.5462 50 -0.28 23
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:34.10 1.0 positive manual P -0.45 0.5
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:33.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 204 22.1556 113 0.26 95
XE.LAICA.HNE. 2023-09-12T03:40:33.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 170 25.5522 110 -0.37 93
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:32.72 0.6 positive manual P 305 17.6712 118 0.24 48
IX.VGG3.HNN.01 2023-09-12T03:40:32.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 354 17.871 118 -0.25 96
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:32.86 0.1 negative manual P 328 19.4694 116 0.05 100
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:31.94 0.1 positive manual P 79 13.2756 125 0.21 98
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:31.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 279 4.6953 153 -0.41 48
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-09-12T03:40:30.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 279 4.6953 153 -0.28 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:1.0 0.00011855000000000001 0.3 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:34.46
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:0.9 0.0000789 0.78 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:34.33
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000142 0.38 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:36.08
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000095641825 0.24 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:36.97
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00005649374 0.2 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:37.56
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:1.4 0.000203288 0.32 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:37.28
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00005513132 0.1808 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:36.49
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:1.5 0.0002355 0.42 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:37.88
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.00003827374 0.16 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:38.22
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.00003008906 0.2 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:38.49
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:0.6 0.0000204 1.32 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:40.66
XE.T0701.HHE. ML:0.6 0.0000189 1.52 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:40.07
IV.SLCN.HHE. ML:1.1 0.0000479 0.3 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:41.20
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:0.6 0.00002025 0.6 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:41.64
IV.SLCN.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000050299999999999996 0.68 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:42.74
XE.T0701.HHN. ML:0.3 0.000011297425 0.1984 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:39.22
IV.MTSN.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00014576915 0.2208 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:36.20
IV.MTSN.HNN. ML:1.0 0.00008667637000000001 0.24 AML other m 2023-09-12T03:40:36.97
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