Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.9 on date 27-12-2023 and time 11:03:51 (UTC) in region 1 km NW Balvano (PZ)

A magnitude ML 0.9 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW Balvano (PZ), on

  • 27-12-2023 11:03:51 (UTC)
  • 27-12-2023 12:03:51 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6580, 15.5030 at 11 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
Balvano PZ 1 1830 1830
Ricigliano SA 2 1144 2974
Vietri di Potenza PZ 6 2832 5806
Romagnano al Monte SA 7 368 6174
Salvitelle SA 8 560 6734
Baragiano PZ 8 2671 9405
San Gregorio Magno SA 9 4286 13691
Caggiano SA 10 2765 16456
Savoia di Lucania PZ 11 1127 17583
Muro Lucano PZ 11 5497 23080
Picerno PZ 12 5985 29065
Bella PZ 12 5171 34236
Buccino SA 12 5047 39283
Auletta SA 13 2336 41619
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 13 1429 43048
Pertosa SA 14 690 43738
Castelgrande PZ 15 943 44681
Polla SA 16 5279 49960
Ruoti PZ 16 3579 53539
Satriano di Lucania PZ 17 2374 55913
Tito PZ 17 7332 63245
Palomonte SA 18 3985 67230
Petina SA 18 1159 68389
San Fele PZ 18 3004 71393
Colliano SA 19 3638 75031
Sicignano degli Alburni SA 20 3519 78550
Avigliano PZ 20 11577 90127

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
26 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
44 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
63 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
80 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
90 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
93 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Ercolano (53709 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 0.9 2023-12-27
11:03:51
40.6583 15.5027 11 2023-12-27
13:03:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124299821
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-27 11:03:51 ± 0.18
Latitude 40.6583 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.5027 ± 0.0225
Depth (km) 11 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124299821

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1844
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 788
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 79
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1840.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 132
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 31
Number of defining phases 12
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) 0.37232
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:0.9

Field Value
Value 0.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124299821
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-27 13:03:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
GU.IMI.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:05:18.78 3.0 positive manual Pg 25.01 0
ST.PANI.EHZ. 2023-12-27T11:05:05.65 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 16.92 0
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:04:54.61 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.55 0
GU.GSCL.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:04:49.68 3.0 negative manual Pg 14.91 0
IV.PRMA.HNZ. 2023-12-27T11:04:44.28 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 3.64 0
IV.SBPO.HNZ. 2023-12-27T11:04:33.64 3.0 negative manual Pn -5.96 0
IV.SPS2.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:04:32.86 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 1.06 0
IV.SCIAC.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:04:31.83 3.0 positive manual Pg 3.32 0
IV.NRCA.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:04:28.43 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.1 0
IV.ILOS.HNZ. 2023-12-27T11:04:14.89 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 2.54 0
IV.ECTS.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:04:09.24 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -9.99 0
IV.LRP.EHZ. 2023-12-27T11:04:08.82 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 6.02 0
IV.ARVD.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:04:06.48 3.0 positive manual Pn -4.13 0
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:04:01.21 0.3 undecidable manual S 222 25.0527 50 0.34 70
IV.FIAM.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:04:00.91 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 4.01 0
IX.SRN3.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:03:59.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 191 19.4694 119 0.11 74
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:03:58.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 204 41.3253 50 -0.58 84
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:03:57.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 354 10.9779 134 0.35 71
IX.VDP3.HNN.01 2023-12-27T11:03:56.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 135 8.2806 142 -0.06 51
IX.SRN3.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:03:56.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 191 19.4694 119 0.08 99
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:03:56.89 0.1 undecidable manual P 222 25.0527 50 -0.08 98
IX.STN3.HNN.02 2023-12-27T11:03:56.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 139 18.9699 119 0.42 92
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:03:55.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 354 10.9779 134 0.29 96
IV.LAV9.HNZ. 2023-12-27T11:03:55.56 3.0 negative manual Pn -1.74 0
IX.SCL3.EHZ. 2023-12-27T11:03:55.19 0.3 undecidable manual S 10 4.1958 159 -0.44 70
IX.VDP3.HNN.01 2023-12-27T11:03:54.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 135 8.2806 142 -0.11 100
IX.SCL3.EHZ. 2023-12-27T11:03:53.65 0.1 undecidable manual P 10 4.1958 159 -0.3 97
IV.GIUL.HHZ. 2023-12-27T11:03:49.26 3.0 positive manual P -2.12 0
IV.LRP.EHZ. 2023-12-27T11:03:48.31 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.17 0
IV.MNT3.EHZ. 2023-12-27T11:03:44.14 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IV.MNT3.EHZ.02 2023-12-27T11:03:41.21 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000058297765 0.2432 AML other m 2023-12-27T11:04:00.18
IX.SRN3.HHN.02 ML:1.3 0.0001425 0.4 AML other m 2023-12-27T11:04:00.47
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00010899999999999999 0.46 AML other m 2023-12-27T11:04:00.57
IX.SRN3.HHE.02 ML:1.2 0.0001111122 0.224 AML other m 2023-12-27T11:04:00.31
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:0.6 0.00002525 0.74 AML other m 2023-12-27T11:04:02.28
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:0.8 0.000040801649999999996 0.0768 AML other m 2023-12-27T11:04:02.11
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