Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 26-10-2023 and time 09:27:41 (Italy) in region 1 km NE Moliterno (PZ)

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

  • 26-10-2023 07:27:41 (UTC)
  • 26-10-2023 09:27:41 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.2490, 15.8730 at 8 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
Moliterno PZ 1 4062 4062
Sarconi PZ 1 1404 5466
Grumento Nova PZ 4 1700 7166
Spinoso PZ 8 1462 8628
Viggiano PZ 11 3329 11957
Tramutola PZ 11 3089 15046
Montemurro PZ 12 1235 16281
Castelsaraceno PZ 14 1384 17665
Marsicovetere PZ 15 5546 23211
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 15 6704 29915
San Martino d'Agri PZ 15 801 30716
Casalbuono SA 17 1194 31910
Lagonegro PZ 17 5584 37494
Armento PZ 18 631 38125
San Chirico Raparo PZ 19 1084 39209
Paterno PZ 19 3368 42577

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
77 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
85 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 2023-10-26
07:27:41
40.2492 15.8733 8 2023-10-26
07:37:04
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 122398181
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-10-26 07:27:41 ± 0.08
Latitude 40.2492 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.8733 ± 0.0082
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 122398181

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 719
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 346
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 247
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 720.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 94
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) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.40380
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 122398181
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-10-26 07:37:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
XE.TNOVA.HNE. 2023-10-26T07:27:55.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 133 44.8218 50 -0.2 53
IX.PGN3.HNZ.02 2023-10-26T07:27:53.94 0.6 undecidable manual S 350 36.4413 50 0.07 56
XE.T0701.HNE. 2023-10-26T07:27:53.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 145 35.742 50 -0.4 52
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-10-26T07:27:51.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 190 28.749 106 0.35 53
XE.TNOVA.HNE. 2023-10-26T07:27:50.26 0.1 undecidable manual P 133 44.8218 50 0.51 100
IV.MRN3.HNZ. 2023-10-26T07:27:49.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 100
IX.PGN3.HNZ.02 2023-10-26T07:27:48.67 1.0 undecidable manual P 350 36.4413 50 0.21 27
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-10-26T07:27:47.19 1.0 undecidable manual P 190 28.749 106 0.13 28
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-10-26T07:27:47.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 108 18.0708 115 -0.1 57
XE.T0701.HNE. 2023-10-26T07:27:47.95 0.3 undecidable manual P 145 35.742 50 -0.4 78
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-10-26T07:27:45.59 0.3 undecidable manual S 324 10.3785 129 -0.08 87
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-10-26T07:27:45.28 0.6 undecidable manual S 280 10.4784 128 -0.43 54
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-10-26T07:27:45.05 0.6 undecidable manual S 184 7.4814 138 0.12 58
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-10-26T07:27:45.13 1.0 positive manual P 108 18.0708 115 0.09 29
IX.VGG3.HNZ.01 2023-10-26T07:27:43.73 0.3 undecidable manual P 14 9.879 130 0.07 88
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-10-26T07:27:43.12 0.3 positive manual P 184 7.4814 138 -0.18 86
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-10-26T07:27:43.74 0.3 positive manual P 324 10.3785 129 0.01 88
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-10-26T07:27:43.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 280 10.4784 128 0.17 86
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0002065 0.4 AML other m 2023-10-26T07:27:46.17
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00023799999999999998 1.08 AML other m 2023-10-26T07:27:46.79
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0002725 1.16 AML other m 2023-10-26T07:27:46.99
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00024985715 0.2368 AML other m 2023-10-26T07:27:46.05
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00042853814999999995 0.3008 AML other m 2023-10-26T07:27:46.12
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000634022 0.16 AML other m 2023-10-26T07:27:45.61
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:0.8 0.000058363005000000004 0.1152 AML other m 2023-10-26T07:27:49.25
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:0.8 0.00006192844 0.1984 AML other m 2023-10-26T07:27:48.92
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000063154975 0.2368 AML other m 2023-10-26T07:27:53.18
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00006664811 0.6016 AML other m 2023-10-26T07:27:52.61
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