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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.6 on date 12-10-2023 and time 16:05:38 (Italy) in region 6 km NE Castelluccio Superiore (PZ)

A magnitude ML 0.6 earthquake occured in region: 6 km NE Castelluccio Superiore (PZ), on

  • 12-10-2023 14:05:38 (UTC)
  • 12-10-2023 16:05:38 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.0360, 16.0380 at 7 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
Castelluccio Superiore PZ 6 824 824
Latronico PZ 6 4556 5380
Castelluccio Inferiore PZ 6 2131 7511
Episcopia PZ 7 1434 8945
Viggianello PZ 8 3025 11970
San Severino Lucano PZ 9 1563 13533
Rotonda PZ 9 3494 17027
Laino Borgo CS 11 1921 18948
Laino Castello CS 12 848 19796
Carbone PZ 13 638 20434
Teana PZ 14 613 21047
Fardella PZ 14 627 21674
Francavilla in Sinni PZ 15 4215 25889
Castelsaraceno PZ 15 1384 27273
Calvera PZ 16 387 27660
Mormanno CS 17 3027 30687
Lauria PZ 17 12919 43606
San Chirico Raparo PZ 18 1084 44690
Chiaromonte PZ 18 1965 46655

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
70 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
85 Km N of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
85 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Altamura (70396 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 0.6 2023-10-12
14:05:38		 40.0358 16.0382 7 2023-10-12
14:28:37		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 122019451
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-12 14:05:38 ± 0.2
Latitude 40.0358 ± 0.0045
Longitude 16.0382 ± 0.0070
Depth (km) 7 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 122019451

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 549
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 229
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 270
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 550.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 100
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.23
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07734
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.19605
Number of stations at which the event was observed 8
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:0.6

Field Value
Value 0.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 122019451
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-12 14:28:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-10-12T14:05:46.08 0.6 undecidable manual S 10 18.3705 111 0.33 47
XE.CNESE.HHZ. 2023-10-12T14:05:45.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 166 16.1727 114 0.15 49
MN.CUC.HNE. 2023-10-12T14:05:45.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 256 19.4694 110 -0.25 48
XE.LAICA.HNZ. 2023-10-12T14:05:43.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 209 11.0778 123 0.25 48
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-10-12T14:05:43.72 0.6 negative manual P 318 21.7671 108 0.24 47
MN.CUC.HNE. 2023-10-12T14:05:43.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 19.4694 110 0.22 96
XE.TNOVA.HNZ. 2023-10-12T14:05:43.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 110 20.1687 110 0 100
XE.MORMA.HHN. 2023-10-12T14:05:42.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 197 19.2696 111 -0.15 97
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2023-10-12T14:05:42.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 130 8.5803 130 -0.12 50
XE.CNESE.HHZ. 2023-10-12T14:05:42.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 166 16.1727 114 0.29 95
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-10-12T14:05:42.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 10 18.3705 111 -0.28 95
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2023-10-12T14:05:41.07 0.3 positive manual P 130 8.5803 130 -0.07 75
XE.LAICA.HNZ. 2023-10-12T14:05:41.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 209 11.0778 123 -0.33 95
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
XE.T0701.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00009109999999999999 0.1 AML other m 2023-10-12T14:05:42.76
XE.T0701.HHN. ML:0.5 0.000052406325 0.2176 AML other m 2023-10-12T14:05:42.99
XE.T0701.HNE. ML:0.5 0.000049627985 0.1088 AML other m 2023-10-12T14:05:42.70
XE.T0701.HNN. ML:0.3 0.000033830765 0.2176 AML other m 2023-10-12T14:05:43.10
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:0.4 0.000018179025 0.2752 AML other m 2023-10-12T14:05:49.98
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:0.4 0.000022325875 0.2368 AML other m 2023-10-12T14:05:51.37
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:1.1 0.00008693491500000001 1.0432 AML other m 2023-10-12T14:06:03.28
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:1.2 0.00010861707 0.7104 AML other m 2023-10-12T14:05:52.25
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