Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 15-09-2023 and time 23:44:12 (Italy) in region 1 km N Moliterno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 1 km N Moliterno (PZ), on

  • 15-09-2023 21:44:12 (UTC)
  • 15-09-2023 23:44:12 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.2560, 15.8660 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
Moliterno PZ 1 4062 4062
Sarconi PZ 2 1404 5466
Grumento Nova PZ 4 1700 7166
Spinoso PZ 9 1462 8628
Tramutola PZ 10 3089 11717
Viggiano PZ 10 3329 15046
Montemurro PZ 12 1235 16281
Marsicovetere PZ 14 5546 21827
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 14 6704 28531
Castelsaraceno PZ 15 1384 29915
San Martino d'Agri PZ 16 801 30716
Casalbuono SA 16 1194 31910
Lagonegro PZ 17 5584 37494
Paterno PZ 18 3368 40862
Armento PZ 18 631 41493
San Chirico Raparo PZ 19 1084 42577
Padula SA 20 5368 47945

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
77 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of Altamura (70396 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 2023-09-15
21:44:12
40.2557 15.8655 9 2023-09-15
21:51:44
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121089411
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-15 21:44:12 ± 0.08
Latitude 40.2557 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.8655 ± 0.0059
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121089411

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 690
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 448
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 23
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 690.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
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) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07374
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.55938
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:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 29
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121089411
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-15 21:51:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:25.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 144 36.6411 50 0.27 45
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:23.07 0.3 undecidable manual S 244 29.5482 107 0.2 70
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:23.50 0.3 negative manual P 51 62.0934 50 0.1 66
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:23.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 188 29.3484 107 0.5 44
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:22.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 136 58.497 50 -0.41 85
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:21.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 245 45.8208 50 0.43 85
XE.MORMA.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:20.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 168 43.7229 50 -0.07 93
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:19.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 109 18.87 116 0.46 68
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:19.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 144 36.6411 50 -0.34 89
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:18.24 0.3 undecidable manual P 188 29.3484 107 -0.07 71
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:18.09 0.3 positive manual P 244 29.5482 107 -0.25 69
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:16.44 0.3 undecidable manual S 179 8.1807 138 0.03 75
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:16.35 0.6 negative manual P 109 18.87 116 -0.01 49
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:16.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 325 9.3795 134 0.05 75
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:16.58 0.6 undecidable manual S 277 9.6792 133 -0.21 48
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:14.77 0.1 positive manual P 325 9.3795 134 -0.01 100
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:14.92 0.1 positive manual P 277 9.6792 133 0.09 99
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-09-15T21:44:14.41 0.1 negative manual P 179 8.1807 138 -0.2 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0006805000000000001 0.32 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:16.94
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0007524999999999999 0.32 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:16.94
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:1.9 0.001123588 0.256 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:17.84
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.5 0.0004311018 0.2432 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:17.36
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0011725279999999997 0.256 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:17.84
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00129976735 0.3968 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:18.08
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00040263325 0.2176 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:19.01
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00147 0.28 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:18.02
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000301 0.24 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:18.88
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0002004342 0.4096 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:17.60
IV.MTSN.HNE. ML:1.3 0.00025284675 0.256 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:20.44
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:1.2 0.00011358296 0.1664 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:20.60
IV.MTSN.HNN. ML:1.3 0.0002742421 0.2304 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:18.88
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:1.2 0.0001185 0.3 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:21.80
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000058700000000000004 0.36 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:23.89
XE.T0701.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000407 0.16 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:25.45
XE.T0701.HHN. ML:0.9 0.000031950000000000004 0.32 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:25.50
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000414 0.2 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:26.84
IV.BULG.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000035799999999999996 1.28 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:29.86
IV.SALB.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00001815 1.76 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:31.03
IV.BULG.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00006570000000000001 0.48 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:31.62
XE.MORMA.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00003665 0.66 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:32.59
XE.MORMA.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000262 0.48 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:34.46
IV.SALB.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000019200000000000003 0.7 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:36.96
MN.CUC.HNN. ML:1.2 0.00007936641 0.6528 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:26.02
XE.T0701.HNE. ML:1.0 0.000034394294999999997 0.5632 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:30.75
XE.T0701.HNN. ML:1.0 0.000036785535 0.6272 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:30.94
XE.MORMA.HNN. ML:1.3 0.00006255219 0.8064 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:30.76
IV.BULG.HNN. ML:1.4 0.000069305655 0.4736 AML other m 2023-09-15T21:44:31.62
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