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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 06-12-2023 and time 22:03:26 (UTC) in region 5 km E Picerno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 5 km E Picerno (PZ), on

  • 06-12-2023 22:03:26 (UTC)
  • 06-12-2023 23:03:26 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6510, 15.6880 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.

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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
Picerno PZ 5 5985 5985
Tito PZ 8 7332 13317
Ruoti PZ 8 3579 16896
Baragiano PZ 9 2671 19567
Avigliano PZ 9 11577 31144
Potenza PZ 10 67122 98266
Pignola PZ 12 6962 105228
Satriano di Lucania PZ 12 2374 107602
Savoia di Lucania PZ 15 1127 108729
Balvano PZ 15 1830 110559
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 16 1429 111988
Vietri di Potenza PZ 16 2832 114820
Ricigliano SA 17 1144 115964
Bella PZ 17 5171 121135
Filiano PZ 18 2926 124061
Sasso di Castalda PZ 18 835 124896
Caggiano SA 19 2765 127661
Abriola PZ 19 1531 129192
Pietragalla PZ 20 4160 133352
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 20 2047 135399
Brienza PZ 20 4078 139477

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
10 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
60 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
71 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
76 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
77 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
91 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
93 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.7 2023-12-06
22:03:26		 40.6512 15.6878 10 2023-12-06
22:14:25		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 123859851
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-06 22:03:26 ± 0.08
Latitude 40.6512 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.6878 ± 0.0071
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 123859851

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 710
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 373
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 215
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 710.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 46
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.34
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.57287
Number of stations at which the event was observed 22
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 20
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123859851
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-06 22:14:25
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:53.19 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.06 0
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:47.89 3.0 positive manual P 0.37 0
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:46.03 0.6 undecidable manual S 147 59.8956 50 0.38 42
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:41.11 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.59 0
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:40.02 0.6 undecidable manual S 165 37.4292 50 0.37 44
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:39.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 114 34.5432 50 0.61 41
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:37.97 0.6 positive manual P 94 63.5919 50 -0.34 43
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:37.24 0.1 undecidable manual P 147 59.8956 50 -0.49 84
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:37.47 0.3 negative manual P 318 56.3991 50 0.27 65
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:36.15 0.1 undecidable manual P 164 54.2013 50 -0.71 78
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:36.21 0.1 undecidable manual P 307 50.4162 50 -0.06 93
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:36.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 55 26.1516 111 0.17 47
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:35.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 221 49.2174 50 -0.22 91
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:34.36 0.6 undecidable manual S 305 20.3685 116 -0.42 45
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:34.02 0.1 undecidable manual P 165 37.4292 50 -0.25 92
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:34.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 114 34.5432 50 0.44 88
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:34.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 241 36.9297 50 -0.04 96
IV.VULT.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:32.93 0.6 undecidable manual P 350 34.2435 50 -0.85 38
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2023-12-06T22:03:32.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 134 12.6762 128 -0.28 47
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2023-12-06T22:03:32.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 288 15.6732 122 -0.93 37
IX.SRN3.HHZ.02 2023-12-06T22:03:32.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 227 26.6511 50 0.35 91
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:32.43 0.1 positive manual P 55 26.1516 111 -0.09 97
IX.STN3.EHZ.02 2023-12-06T22:03:32.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 193 13.7751 125 0.02 50
IV.PZUN.HNE. 2023-12-06T22:03:31.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 93 10.0788 134 -0.25 47
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-12-06T22:03:31.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 20.3685 116 0.25 94
IX.SFL3.HNZ.01 2023-12-06T22:03:31.48 0.3 undecidable manual P 329 17.871 119 0.48 68
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2023-12-06T22:03:30.60 0.1 undecidable manual P 288 15.6732 122 -0.02 99
IX.STN3.EHZ.02 2023-12-06T22:03:30.57 0.3 undecidable manual P 193 13.7751 125 0.26 72
IX.AVG3.HNZ.01 2023-12-06T22:03:30.93 1.0 undecidable manual P 14 12.6762 128 0.8 20
IX.VDP3.HNE.01 2023-12-06T22:03:30.64 0.3 undecidable manual P 242 10.9779 132 0.76 62
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2023-12-06T22:03:30.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 134 12.6762 128 -0.09 98
IV.PZUN.HNE. 2023-12-06T22:03:29.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 93 10.0788 134 -0.02 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IX.SCL3.EHE.02 ML:1.7 0.0005115 0.16 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:34.29
IX.SCL3.HNE.01 ML:1.8 0.0005710000000000001 0.7 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:34.38
IX.PGN3.HHN.02 ML:2.0 0.0010234999999999999 0.44 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:34.39
IX.PGN3.HNN.01 ML:1.9 0.0009419999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:34.39
IX.PGN3.HNE.01 ML:1.9 0.0009145000000000001 1.72 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:36.97
IX.PGN3.HHE.02 ML:1.9 0.0009115 1.72 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:36.97
IX.STN3.EHE.02 ML:3.4 0.0252 0.58 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:37.20
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00039850000000000004 0.32 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:38.06
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:1.8 0.0003785 0.3 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:38.07
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00036199999999999996 0.22 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:38.37
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00035299999999999996 0.24 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:38.38
IX.STN3.EHN.02 ML:3.3 0.02295 0.3 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:38.46
IX.SCL3.HNN.01 ML:2.0 0.0007421286 0.2944 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:37.34
IX.SCL3.EHN.02 ML:2.0 0.0008985000000000001 0.32 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:40.73
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001605 0.6 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:41.73
IV.MRLC.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00021100000000000003 0.6 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:41.44
IV.MRLC.HNN. ML:1.6 0.00032450000000000003 0.78 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:41.06
IV.VULT.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00011385 0.88 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:41.15
IV.VULT.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00009345000000000001 1.06 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:41.28
IX.SRN3.HHE.02 ML:1.7 0.000277 0.34 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:42.35
IX.SRN3.HHN.02 ML:1.8 0.00039 0.3 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:42.38
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000254 0.38 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:42.32
IV.PTRP.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00014000000000000001 1.04 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:43.84
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00004905 0.6 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:44.95
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00007324999999999999 0.3 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:44.81
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000857 0.68 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:44.55
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:1.7 0.000177 0.64 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:45.32
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000977 0.46 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:47.09
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00023150000000000002 1.1 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:48.23
IV.PTRP.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0001157 0.72 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:52.10
IV.AMUR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00006385000000000001 1.44 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:03:54.21
IV.AMUR.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0000463 0.58 AML other m 2023-12-06T22:04:04.29
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