Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 14-10-2023 and time 05:46:54 (Italy) in region 2 km NW Moliterno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Moliterno (PZ), on

  • 14-10-2023 03:46:54 (UTC)
  • 14-10-2023 05:46:54 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.2610, 15.8550 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 2 4062 4062
Sarconi PZ 3 1404 5466
Grumento Nova PZ 4 1700 7166
Tramutola PZ 9 3089 10255
Spinoso PZ 10 1462 11717
Viggiano PZ 10 3329 15046
Montemurro PZ 13 1235 16281
Marsicovetere PZ 13 5546 21827
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 13 6704 28531
Casalbuono SA 15 1194 29725
Castelsaraceno PZ 16 1384 31109
Paterno PZ 17 3368 34477
San Martino d'Agri PZ 17 801 35278
Lagonegro PZ 17 5584 40862
Armento PZ 19 631 41493
Padula SA 19 5368 46861

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
42 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
83 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 0.8 2023-10-14
03:46:54
40.2607 15.8553 9 2023-10-14
03:53:38
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 122062671
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-14 03:46:54 ± 0.1
Latitude 40.2607 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.8553 ± 0.0059
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 122062671

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 533
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 359
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 33
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 530.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 85
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 17
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33904
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 122062671
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-14 03:53:38
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
XE.T0701.HNE. 2023-10-14T03:47:07.85 0.1 undecidable manual S 144 37.629 50 0.31 89
IV.ORI.HHZ. 2023-10-14T03:47:06.57 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.26 0
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2023-10-14T03:47:05.04 0.1 undecidable manual S 242 28.9488 107 -0.07 95
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-10-14T03:47:05.77 0.1 undecidable manual S 187 29.8479 107 0.39 89
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-10-14T03:47:02.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 110 19.869 114 0.01 74
XE.T0701.HNE. 2023-10-14T03:47:01.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 144 37.629 50 -0.16 92
IX.PGN3.HHN.02 2023-10-14T03:47:01.13 0.6 undecidable manual P 352 34.9428 50 -0.51 43
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-10-14T03:47:00.90 0.6 positive manual P 187 29.8479 107 0.09 47
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2023-10-14T03:47:00.38 0.1 undecidable manual P 242 28.9488 107 -0.28 91
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-10-14T03:46:59.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 274 8.7801 136 0.34 70
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-10-14T03:46:58.58 0.1 undecidable manual S 173 8.7801 136 -0.35 93
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-10-14T03:46:58.99 1.0 positive manual P 110 19.869 114 0.05 24
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-10-14T03:46:58.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 328 8.4804 137 0.14 49
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-10-14T03:46:57.05 0.1 negative manual P 328 8.4804 137 0 100
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-10-14T03:46:57.27 0.3 positive manual P 274 8.7801 136 0.17 72
IX.VGG3.HNZ.01 2023-10-14T03:46:57.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 25 9.1797 134 0.21 96
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-10-14T03:46:56.77 0.1 positive manual P 173 8.7801 136 -0.32 94
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:0.5 0.00001732699 0.2208 AML other m 2023-10-14T03:47:05.58
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000018849999999999997 0.2 AML other m 2023-10-14T03:47:06.90
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00018388395000000003 0.2016 AML other m 2023-10-14T03:47:00.35
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00023828060000000002 0.24 AML other m 2023-10-14T03:47:00.25
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:1.1 0.00018081855000000001 0.2112 AML other m 2023-10-14T03:47:00.35
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:1.2 0.00021690765000000002 0.24 AML other m 2023-10-14T03:47:00.37
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00008468592999999999 0.24 AML other m 2023-10-14T03:46:59.43
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:0.7 0.0000742661 0.24 AML other m 2023-10-14T03:47:02.64
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:0.7 0.00007913466 0.1216 AML other m 2023-10-14T03:46:59.88
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:0.8 0.0000963289 0.2976 AML other m 2023-10-14T03:46:59.20
IV.MTSN.HNE. ML:0.9 0.000105009005 0.24 AML other m 2023-10-14T03:46:59.76
IV.MTSN.HNN. ML:0.8 0.00008741266 0.1984 AML other m 2023-10-14T03:46:59.59
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:0.3 0.000012178649999999999 0.2816 AML other m 2023-10-14T03:47:06.77
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:0.3 0.0000095627745 0.48 AML other m 2023-10-14T03:47:09.12
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