Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 06-12-2023 and time 16:20:33 (UTC) in region 6 km E Picerno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 6 km E Picerno (PZ), on

  • 06-12-2023 16:20:33 (UTC)
  • 06-12-2023 17:20:33 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6540, 15.7050 at 9 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
Picerno PZ 6 5985 5985
Ruoti PZ 8 3579 9564
Tito PZ 8 7332 16896
Potenza PZ 9 67122 84018
Avigliano PZ 9 11577 95595
Baragiano PZ 10 2671 98266
Pignola PZ 11 6962 105228
Satriano di Lucania PZ 13 2374 107602
Savoia di Lucania PZ 16 1127 108729
Balvano PZ 16 1830 110559
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 17 1429 111988
Filiano PZ 17 2926 114914
Vietri di Potenza PZ 18 2832 117746
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 18 2047 119793
Bella PZ 18 5171 124964
Pietragalla PZ 18 4160 129124
Abriola PZ 19 1531 130655
Sasso di Castalda PZ 19 835 131490
Ricigliano SA 19 1144 132634
Caggiano SA 20 2765 135399

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
9 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
61 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
70 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
81 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
88 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
91 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
94 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
97 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 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 1.4 2023-12-06
16:20:33
40.6543 15.7053 9 2023-12-06
16:33:20
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 123856461
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-06 16:20:33 ± 0.06
Latitude 40.6543 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.7053 ± 0.0047
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 123856461

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 377
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 328
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 212
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 380.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 88
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) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07734
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56028
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123856461
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-06 16:33:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2023-12-06T16:20:53.38 0.6 undecidable manual S 95 62.1933 50 0.04 61
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2023-12-06T16:20:45.89 0.3 undecidable manual S 116 33.4443 50 0.23 93
IV.VULT.HHZ. 2023-12-06T16:20:45.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 347 34.1436 50 0.06 64
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2023-12-06T16:20:44.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 95 62.1933 50 -0.29 87
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2023-12-06T16:20:43.16 0.6 undecidable manual S 54 24.753 109 0.31 62
IV.VULT.HHZ. 2023-12-06T16:20:40.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 347 34.1436 50 -0.13 95
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2023-12-06T16:20:40.59 0.3 undecidable manual P 116 33.4443 50 -0.03 97
IX.SRN3.HHZ.02 2023-12-06T16:20:39.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 228 27.9498 107 -0.01 98
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-12-06T16:20:38.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 302 21.4674 112 0.07 98
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2023-12-06T16:20:38.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 54 24.753 109 -0.11 97
IX.CGG3.HNE.02 2023-12-06T16:20:38.30 0.6 undecidable manual P 231 19.7691 114 0.23 63
IV.PZUN.HNZ. 2023-12-06T16:20:36.10 0.3 undecidable manual P 96 8.5803 135 -0.09 100
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2023-12-06T16:20:36.61 0.3 undecidable manual P 140 11.9769 126 -0.08 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IX.PGN3.HHN.02 ML:1.6 0.00046699999999999997 1.62 AML other m 2023-12-06T16:20:40.13
IX.PGN3.HHE.02 ML:1.6 0.0004265 0.4 AML other m 2023-12-06T16:20:42.65
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0002035 0.5 AML other m 2023-12-06T16:20:44.62
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:1.4 0.000157 0.18 AML other m 2023-12-06T16:20:44.91
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000162 0.2 AML other m 2023-12-06T16:20:44.91
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00020250000000000002 1.34 AML other m 2023-12-06T16:20:45.14
IX.SRN3.HHE.02 ML:1.4 0.000133 0.52 AML other m 2023-12-06T16:20:48.94
IX.SRN3.HHN.02 ML:1.5 0.000177 0.58 AML other m 2023-12-06T16:20:48.95
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00014250000000000002 1.68 AML other m 2023-12-06T16:20:49.92
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000729 0.88 AML other m 2023-12-06T16:20:49.45
IV.VULT.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00004233937 0.1408 AML other m 2023-12-06T16:20:46.62
IV.VULT.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00008816013999999999 3.0848 AML other m 2023-12-06T16:20:47.43
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