Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 17-12-2023 and time 04:44:18 (Italy) in region 6 km S Sarconi (PZ)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 6 km S Sarconi (PZ), on

  • 17-12-2023 03:44:18 (UTC)
  • 17-12-2023 04:44:18 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.1920, 15.9080 at 13 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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 7 4062 4062
Sarconi PZ 7 1404 5466
Castelsaraceno PZ 8 1384 6850
Spinoso PZ 10 1462 8312
Grumento Nova PZ 10 1700 10012
San Martino d'Agri PZ 13 801 10813
Montemurro PZ 14 1235 12048
Latronico PZ 14 4556 16604
San Chirico Raparo PZ 14 1084 17688
Lagonegro PZ 14 5584 23272
Carbone PZ 17 638 23910
Viggiano PZ 17 3329 27239
Nemoli PZ 17 1495 28734
Lauria PZ 17 12919 41653
Tramutola PZ 18 3089 44742
Rivello PZ 18 2767 47509
Armento PZ 19 631 48140
Casalbuono SA 19 1194 49334
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 20 6704 56038

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
51 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
91 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 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 0.9 2023-12-17
03:44:18
40.1922 15.9077 13 2023-12-17
03:55:52
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124101021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-17 03:44:18 ± 0.08
Latitude 40.1922 ± 0.0036
Longitude 15.9077 ± 0.0059
Depth (km) 13 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124101021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 469
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 262
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 245
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 470.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 118
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.14
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03238
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.25990
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124101021
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-17 03:55:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2023-12-17T03:44:28.52 0.6 undecidable manual S 142 28.8489 97 0.17 48
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-12-17T03:44:27.10 0.6 undecidable manual S 200 23.3544 100 0.22 48
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-12-17T03:44:25.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 17.2716 109 0.18 49
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-12-17T03:44:24.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 302 15.5733 113 0.1 50
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-12-17T03:44:24.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 87 14.2746 116 0.1 50
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-12-17T03:44:23.06 0.1 undecidable manual P 200 23.3544 100 -0.13 98
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2023-12-17T03:44:23.83 1.0 negative manual P 142 28.8489 97 -0.21 24
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-12-17T03:44:22.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 252 3.5964 161 0.12 51
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-12-17T03:44:22.34 0.3 negative manual P 329 17.2716 109 0.06 75
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-12-17T03:44:21.81 0.6 positive manual P 302 15.5733 113 -0.23 49
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-12-17T03:44:21.85 0.6 negative manual P 87 14.2746 116 0 51
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-12-17T03:44:20.58 0.1 undecidable manual P 252 3.5964 161 -0.17 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000066361525 0.4384 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:25.07
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:0.6 0.00005487681 0.16 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:23.96
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:0.6 0.000055911219999999996 0.1888 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:24.77
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:0.6 0.000051806819999999995 0.1696 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:24.04
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00005253365 0.4992 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:27.40
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00009184738 0.4 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:25.88
IV.MTSN.HNE. ML:1.0 0.00008951215 0.8896 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:31.87
IV.MTSN.HNN. ML:1.1 0.00010605239 0.512 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:25.88
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:0.4 0.000021008027 44.4 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:21.82
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:0.5 0.0000294964775 0.1184 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:26.25
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:1.2 0.00012770974000000002 0.4 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:26.76
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:1.0 0.000079776305 0.72 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:29.17
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000041025115 0.32 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:26.48
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:0.7 0.000034741377499999994 0.2368 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:26.28
MN.CUC.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00020017548500000001 1.2192 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:37.11
MN.CUC.HNN. ML:1.2 0.00009999845 0.96 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:35.38
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000037735925 1.1584 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:22.69
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00003962927500000001 1.4592 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:35.48
XE.T0701.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000026662905000000002 0.9792 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:37.20
XE.T0701.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00006225294 2.2624 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:38.84
XE.T0701.HNE. ML:0.9 0.000035384705 0.8 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:27.13
XE.T0701.HNN. ML:1.1 0.0000549025 0.9792 AML other m 2023-12-17T03:44:33.39
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