Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 24-10-2023 and time 14:14:24 (UTC) in region 3 km W Acerenza (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 3 km W Acerenza (PZ), on

  • 24-10-2023 14:14:24 (UTC)
  • 24-10-2023 16:14:24 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8000, 15.9090 at 10 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Acerenza PZ 3 2402 2402
Pietragalla PZ 6 4160 6562
Cancellara PZ 8 1309 7871
Oppido Lucano PZ 8 3813 11684
Forenza PZ 8 2122 13806
Banzi PZ 11 1361 15167
Genzano di Lucania PZ 12 5750 20917
Maschito PZ 14 1670 22587
Tolve PZ 15 3251 25838
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 15 2047 27885
Palazzo San Gervasio PZ 16 4914 32799
Filiano PZ 17 2926 35725
Avigliano PZ 18 11577 47302
Potenza PZ 20 67122 114424
San Chirico Nuovo PZ 20 1368 115792
Venosa PZ 20 11863 127655
Ripacandida PZ 20 1744 129399

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
20 Km NE of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
52 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
54 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
58 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
60 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
66 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
68 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
70 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
80 Km SE of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
88 Km W of Bari (326344 inhabitants)
92 Km S of Manfredonia (57279 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Salerno (135261 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 1.9 2023-10-24
14:14:24
40.7998 15.9088 10 2023-10-24
14:30:55
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 122342361
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-24 14:14:24 ± 0.18
Latitude 40.7998 ± 0.0135
Longitude 15.9088 ± 0.0119
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 122342361

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1549
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 887
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 159
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1550.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 138
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02878
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.53600
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:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.5
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 122342361
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-24 14:30:55
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AMUR.HNZ. 2023-10-24T14:14:43.44 0.6 undecidable manual S 78 59.496 50 0.46 41
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-10-24T14:14:41.13 0.6 undecidable manual S 190 53.4021 50 -0.23 44
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2023-10-24T14:14:40.55 0.6 undecidable manual S 116 49.7169 50 0.18 45
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-10-24T14:14:36.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 262 35.6421 50 0.01 47
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2023-10-24T14:14:36.35 0.6 undecidable manual S 40 37.629 50 -0.79 38
IV.AMUR.HNZ. 2023-10-24T14:14:35.75 0.1 undecidable manual P 78 59.496 50 0.65 77
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-10-24T14:14:33.65 1.0 negative manual P 190 53.4021 50 -0.51 21
IX.SRN3.HHZ.02 2023-10-24T14:14:33.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 228 51.5151 50 -0.32 86
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2023-10-24T14:14:32.68 0.6 undecidable manual P 116 49.7169 50 -0.91 35
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-10-24T14:14:31.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 262 35.6421 50 0.55 84
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2023-10-24T14:14:31.24 0.6 undecidable manual P 40 37.629 50 -0.49 43
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2023-10-24T14:14:31.32 0.6 positive manual P 157 33.4443 50 0.24 45
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2023-10-24T14:14:27.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 117 3.1968 162 -0.08 49
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2023-10-24T14:14:26.39 0.1 undecidable manual P 117 3.1968 162 0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00292 1.42 AML other m 2023-10-24T14:14:27.91
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:2.2 0.0026950000000000003 1.44 AML other m 2023-10-24T14:14:27.91
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00307 1.74 AML other m 2023-10-24T14:14:28.95
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:2.2 0.002955 1.52 AML other m 2023-10-24T14:14:28.95
IV.MRVN.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00003395 1.04 AML other m 2023-10-24T14:14:37.15
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000034 0.78 AML other m 2023-10-24T14:14:38.40
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00003275 0.7 AML other m 2023-10-24T14:14:39.96
IV.MIGL.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00021550000000000003 1.16 AML other m 2023-10-24T14:14:41.20
IV.MIGL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00038449999999999997 0.22 AML other m 2023-10-24T14:14:41.15
IV.MRVN.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00003211873 0.16 AML other m 2023-10-24T14:14:37.64
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