Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 14-09-2023 and time 15:43:58 (UTC) in region Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza), on

  • 14-09-2023 15:43:58 (UTC)
  • 14-09-2023 17:43:58 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.8860, 15.3750 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Camerota SA 16 6985 6985
San Giovanni a Piro SA 20 3780 10765

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
87 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
100 Km NW of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2023-09-14
15:43:58		 39.8863 15.3753 9 2023-09-14
15:57:36		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121052921
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-14 15:43:58 ± 0.39
Latitude 39.8863 ± 0.0126
Longitude 15.3753 ± 0.0199
Depth (km) 9 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121052921

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1988
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 569
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 53
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1990.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 224
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 21
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.43
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.60524
Number of stations at which the event was observed 26
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations 20
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121052921
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-14 15:57:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PIEI.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:45:47.51 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.45 0
SL.KOGS.BHZ. 2023-09-14T15:45:36.47 3.0 negative manual Pn 4.02 0
GU.POPM.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:45:28.33 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 10.9 0
IV.MMO1.EHZ. 2023-09-14T15:45:26.49 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.81 0
IV.ACATE.HNZ. 2023-09-14T15:45:19.86 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.88 0
IV.LINA.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:45:17.13 3.0 positive manual Pg 9.69 0
IV.FRON.EHZ. 2023-09-14T15:45:09.19 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 9.46 0
IV.ASSB.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:45:05.82 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 11.13 0
IV.CAFI.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:45:04.21 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 2.13 0
IV.LPEL.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:45:04.83 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 2.22 0
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:44.81 3.0 undecidable manual S 8.79 0
XE.T0701.HNZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:19.50 0.6 undecidable manual S 80 63.9915 50 1.27 31
XE.T0702.HNZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:18.39 0.3 undecidable manual S 107 63.0924 50 0.4 67
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:18.86 0.3 undecidable manual S 355 67.1772 50 -0.23 68
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:17.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 129 63.3921 50 -0.92 36
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:14.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 353 48.3183 50 0.19 71
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:12.00 0.3 undecidable manual S 112 43.8228 50 -0.85 57
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:11.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 72 39.2274 50 -0.5 66
XE.CNESE.HNZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:10.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 89 60.2952 50 0.82 77
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:10.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 355 67.1772 50 -0.17 92
IV.ISTR.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:10.47 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:10.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 63.3921 50 0.42 88
XE.T0701.HNZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:10.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 80 63.9915 50 0.87 75
IX.SRN3.HHZ.02 2023-09-14T15:44:10.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 6 66.8775 50 0.09 93
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:09.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 28 31.746 106 -0.32 47
IV.MCEL.HNZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:09.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 37 60.5949 50 -0.12 94
XE.T0702.HNZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:09.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 107 63.0924 50 -0.31 89
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:08.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 52 53.1024 50 0.37 91
IV.MTSN.HNZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:07.92 0.1 undecidable manual P 37 52.9026 50 -0.13 95
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:07.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 353 48.3183 50 -0.04 98
IV.GRIS.EHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:06.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 112 43.8228 50 -0.4 91
IV.LAICA.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:05.44 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:05.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 72 39.2274 50 -0.26 94
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2023-09-14T15:44:04.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 28 31.746 106 -0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00009359999999999998 0.3 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:44:10.59
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000141 0.14 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:44:10.85
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00004405 0.3 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:44:12.01
IV.GRIS.EHN. ML:1.2 0.00004865 0.14 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:44:13.53
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00002925 1.3 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:44:13.07
IV.GRIS.EHE. ML:1.2 0.00004675 0.86 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:44:14.79
IV.CMPR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00004705 0.2 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:44:18.64
IV.CMPR.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0000297 0.58 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:44:18.71
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.000035100000000000006 0.64 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:44:19.37
IV.CET2.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00005525 0.6 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:44:20.68
IV.CET2.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00008895000000000001 0.72 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:44:20.34
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000020900000000000003 0.46 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:44:20.52
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0000363 1.14 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:44:22.18
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00003725 0.64 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:44:22.84
IV.ALJA.HHE. ML:2.8 0.00009520000000000001 0.86 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:45:13.66
IV.ACATE.EHE. ML:3.5 0.00030199999999999997 0.42 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:45:23.46
IV.ALJA.HHN. ML:2.7 0.00008175 0.32 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:45:37.60
IV.ACATE.EHN. ML:3.7 0.000461 0.08 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:45:44.94
IV.MMO1.EHE. ML:2.5 0.000022115 1.1 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:45:52.72
IV.MMO1.EHN. ML:2.7 0.000036 1.2 AML other m 2023-09-14T15:45:57.66
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