Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 08-12-2023 and time 23:01:43 (UTC) in region 5 km E Picerno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: 5 km E Picerno (PZ), on

  • 08-12-2023 23:01:43 (UTC)
  • 09-12-2023 00:01:43 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6480, 15.6900 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
Picerno PZ 5 5985 5985
Tito PZ 7 7332 13317
Ruoti PZ 8 3579 16896
Baragiano PZ 9 2671 19567
Avigliano PZ 10 11577 31144
Potenza PZ 10 67122 98266
Pignola PZ 12 6962 105228
Satriano di Lucania PZ 12 2374 107602
Savoia di Lucania PZ 14 1127 108729
Balvano PZ 15 1830 110559
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 16 1429 111988
Vietri di Potenza PZ 16 2832 114820
Ricigliano SA 18 1144 115964
Bella PZ 18 5171 121135
Sasso di Castalda PZ 18 835 121970
Filiano PZ 18 2926 124896
Caggiano SA 19 2765 127661
Abriola PZ 19 1531 129192
Brienza PZ 20 4078 133270
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 20 2047 135317
Pietragalla PZ 20 4160 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)
79 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)
90 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 SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 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 1.0 2023-12-08
23:01:43
40.6483 15.6898 9 2023-12-08
23:14:14
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 123905391
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-08 23:01:43 ± 0.13
Latitude 40.6483 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.6898 ± 0.0071
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 123905391

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 696
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 153
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 16
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 700.0
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 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08903
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.30937
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:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 123905391
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-08 23:14:14
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2023-12-08T23:01:53.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 54 26.2515 108 0.14 48
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2023-12-08T23:01:50.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 114 34.3434 50 -0.01 97
IX.PGN3.HHZ. 2023-12-08T23:01:49.20 0.6 undecidable manual S 133 12.3765 124 0.34 47
IX.SRN3.HNN. 2023-12-08T23:01:48.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 227 26.5512 108 -0.41 91
IX.STN3.EHZ. 2023-12-08T23:01:48.96 0.6 undecidable manual S 194 13.4754 122 -0.24 48
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2023-12-08T23:01:48.85 1.0 undecidable manual P 54 26.2515 108 -0.34 23
IV.MRLC.HNE. 2023-12-08T23:01:48.49 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 20.7681 112 0.34 93
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2023-12-08T23:01:47.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 92 9.879 131 -0.29 48
IX.SFL3.HNZ. 2023-12-08T23:01:47.71 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 18.1707 115 0.02 100
IX.SCL3.EHZ. 2023-12-08T23:01:47.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 289 15.873 118 -0.17 97
IX.STN3.EHZ. 2023-12-08T23:01:47.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 194 13.4754 122 0.5 91
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2023-12-08T23:01:46.06 0.1 positive manual P 92 9.879 131 -0.21 98
IX.PGN3.HHZ. 2023-12-08T23:01:46.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 133 12.3765 124 0.08 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PZUN.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00018350045 0.3712 AML other m 2023-12-08T23:01:49.96
IV.PZUN.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00019243635 0.2688 AML other m 2023-12-08T23:01:49.96
IV.PZUN.HNE. ML:1.1 0.0001636372 0.384 AML other m 2023-12-08T23:01:49.96
IV.PZUN.HNN. ML:1.2 0.00023764649999999998 0.2688 AML other m 2023-12-08T23:01:49.96
IX.PGN3.HHE.02 ML:0.9 0.00009881689 0.3584 AML other m 2023-12-08T23:01:52.29
IX.PGN3.HHN.02 ML:1.0 0.000105966465 0.448 AML other m 2023-12-08T23:01:50.71
IX.PGN3.HNE.01 ML:1.2 0.0002004716 0.4864 AML other m 2023-12-08T23:01:53.45
IX.PGN3.HNN.01 ML:1.1 0.00014921765 0.384 AML other m 2023-12-08T23:01:52.57
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.0 0.000056566 0.3328 AML other m 2023-12-08T23:01:54.55
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000036481544999999996 0.32 AML other m 2023-12-08T23:01:54.71
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:1.1 0.00007287053000000001 0.7936 AML other m 2023-12-08T23:02:01.26
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:0.8 0.000035508407999999996 0.2816 AML other m 2023-12-08T23:01:54.73
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