Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 23-09-2023 and time 12:07:45 (Italy) in region 3 km NE Palomonte (SA)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Palomonte (SA), on

  • 23-09-2023 10:07:45 (UTC)
  • 23-09-2023 12:07:45 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6830, 15.3050 at 37 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
Palomonte SA 3 3985 3985
Colliano SA 5 3638 7623
Oliveto Citra SA 6 3802 11425
Contursi Terme SA 6 3394 14819
Valva SA 7 1643 16462
Buccino SA 8 5047 21509
San Gregorio Magno SA 9 4286 25795
Senerchia AV 11 842 26637
Laviano SA 11 1438 28075
Romagnano al Monte SA 13 368 28443
Calabritto AV 13 2391 30834
Sicignano degli Alburni SA 14 3519 34353
Santomenna SA 14 443 34796
Serre SA 15 3995 38791
Postiglione SA 15 2151 40942
Castelnuovo di Conza SA 15 619 41561
Ricigliano SA 15 1144 42705
Castelgrande PZ 16 943 43648
Caposele AV 16 3483 47131
Salvitelle SA 17 560 47691
Campagna SA 17 16703 64394
Auletta SA 17 2336 66730
Muro Lucano PZ 17 5497 72227
Petina SA 18 1159 73386
Balvano PZ 18 1830 75216
Pescopagano PZ 19 1910 77126
Sant'Andrea di Conza AV 19 1539 78665
Teora AV 19 1537 80202
Vietri di Potenza PZ 19 2832 83034
Pertosa SA 20 690 83724
Conza della Campania AV 20 1373 85097

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
43 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
46 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
50 Km SE of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
51 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
66 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
69 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Afragola (65057 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Casoria (77642 inhabitants)
89 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Napoli (974074 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Giugliano in Campania (122974 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Marano di Napoli (59874 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Aversa (53047 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 1.8 2023-09-23
10:07:45
40.6827 15.3047 37 2023-09-23
10:40:47
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 121386571
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-09-23 10:07:45 ± 0.74
Latitude 40.6827 ± 0.0648
Longitude 15.3047 ± 0.0889
Depth (km) 37 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 121386571

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 9450
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 4400
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 227
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 9450.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 327
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 7
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.41
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.03152
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 121386571
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-09-23 10:40:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SERS.HHZ. 2023-09-23T10:09:09.89 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -2.89 0
IV.SFI.EHZ. 2023-09-23T10:09:00.76 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 3.91 0
IV.RIBO.EHZ.01 2023-09-23T10:08:54.27 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.99 0
IV.RIBO.EHZ.01 2023-09-23T10:08:35.41 3.0 positive manual Pg 11.22 0
IV.GIZZ.HHZ. 2023-09-23T10:08:28.27 3.0 positive manual Pn -3.57 0
IV.CSNT.HHZ. 2023-09-23T10:08:28.75 3.0 positive manual Pg 3.57 0
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2023-09-23T10:08:28.44 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.28 0
IV.LMD.HHZ. 2023-09-23T10:08:23.75 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -3.42 0
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2023-09-23T10:08:17.23 0.1 undecidable manual S 328 112.6983 54 0.31 92
IV.PAOL.HHZ. 2023-09-23T10:08:13.87 3.0 undecidable manual S -0.03 0
IT.CMP3.EHZ.02 2023-09-23T10:08:12.02 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2023-09-23T10:08:07.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 326 72.8715 54 -0.38 73
IV.CIGN.HHZ. 2023-09-23T10:08:03.48 0.1 undecidable manual P 343 112.7982 54 -0.07 97
IV.MELA.HHZ. 2023-09-23T10:08:03.86 0.6 undecidable manual P 353 114.4965 54 0.1 48
IV.BSSO.HHZ. 2023-09-23T10:08:02.71 0.3 undecidable manual P 328 112.6983 54 -0.83 58
IT.PLTA.HNZ. 2023-09-23T10:08:02.52 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IV.PTRJ.HHZ. 2023-09-23T10:08:01.94 0.1 undecidable manual P 320 99.6225 54 0.03 100
IV.SMA1.EHZ. 2023-09-23T10:07:59.58 3.0 negative manual P -2.57 0
IV.PSB1.HHZ. 2023-09-23T10:07:59.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 326 72.8715 54 0.48 96
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PSB1.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00008165 0.44 AML other m 2023-09-23T10:08:01.85
IV.PSB1.HHE. ML:1.9 0.000107 1.54 AML other m 2023-09-23T10:08:13.16
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