Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 29-12-2023 and time 22:50:27 (Italy) in region 5 km W Castelsaraceno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W Castelsaraceno (PZ), on

  • 29-12-2023 21:50:27 (UTC)
  • 29-12-2023 22:50:27 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.1780, 15.9370 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Castelsaraceno PZ 5 1384 1384
Sarconi PZ 9 1404 2788
Moliterno PZ 9 4062 6850
Spinoso PZ 10 1462 8312
Latronico PZ 12 4556 12868
San Martino d'Agri PZ 12 801 13669
San Chirico Raparo PZ 12 1084 14753
Grumento Nova PZ 12 1700 16453
Carbone PZ 14 638 17091
Montemurro PZ 14 1235 18326
Lagonegro PZ 16 5584 23910
Lauria PZ 17 12919 36829
Nemoli PZ 17 1495 38324
Calvera PZ 18 387 38711
Episcopia PZ 18 1434 40145
Armento PZ 18 631 40776
Viggiano PZ 18 3329 44105
Rivello PZ 19 2767 46872
Castelluccio Superiore PZ 19 824 47696
Teana PZ 19 613 48309
Castelluccio Inferiore PZ 19 2131 50440

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
53 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
94 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 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 0.8 2023-12-29
21:50:27
40.1783 15.9367 10 2023-12-29
22:01:57
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124345311
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2023-12-29 21:50:27 ± 0.1
Latitude 40.1783 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.9367 ± 0.0047
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 124345311

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 483
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 315
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 227
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 480.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 114
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.19
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.23652
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124345311
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2023-12-29 22:01:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
SI.LUSI.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:52:11.69 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 21.309999 0
IV.ACATE.EHZ. 2023-12-29T21:51:58.46 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 4.91 0
IV.FDMO.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:51:45.67 3.0 undecidable manual Sn 1.08 0
MN.TRI.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:51:43.61 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 8.2 0
IV.CAMP.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:51:30.20 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.72 0
IV.TERO.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:51:22.94 3.0 undecidable manual Sg -8.32 0
AC.KBN.HHZ.00 2023-12-29T21:51:16.96 3.0 negative manual Pn 3.57 0
IV.LRP.EHZ. 2023-12-29T21:51:11.15 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.82 0
IV.VAGA.HNZ. 2023-12-29T21:51:07.88 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 3.87 0
IV.CERA.HNZ. 2023-12-29T21:51:04.81 3.0 undecidable manual Sg -4.52 0
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:50:37.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 144 26.2515 50 0.01 50
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:50:36.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 207 22.9548 113 0.28 71
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:50:35.14 0.3 undecidable manual S 302 18.4704 118 -0.08 75
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:50:35.99 0.3 undecidable manual S 325 19.869 117 0.34 70
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:50:34.77 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -2.56 0
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-12-29T21:50:33.31 0.3 undecidable manual S 79 12.0768 129 -0.05 76
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:50:33.33 0.6 positive manual P 144 26.2515 50 -0.23 48
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:50:32.44 0.1 negative manual P 325 19.869 117 0.04 100
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:50:32.97 0.6 undecidable manual P 207 22.9548 113 0.01 50
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:50:31.93 0.6 positive manual P 302 18.4704 118 -0.22 48
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:50:31.79 0.3 undecidable manual S 274 5.8941 149 -0.16 75
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2023-12-29T21:50:31.21 0.1 positive manual P 79 12.0768 129 0.14 99
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2023-12-29T21:50:29.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 274 5.8941 149 -0.3 73
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00009185 0.46 AML other m 2023-12-29T21:50:32.70
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:0.9 0.0001005 0.18 AML other m 2023-12-29T21:50:33.46
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:1.2 0.0001675 0.4 AML other m 2023-12-29T21:50:33.59
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00010515 0.18 AML other m 2023-12-29T21:50:34.44
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:0.9 0.0000658 0.26 AML other m 2023-12-29T21:50:35.23
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00004825 1.12 AML other m 2023-12-29T21:50:36.18
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000788 0.26 AML other m 2023-12-29T21:50:36.28
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:0.6 0.00003245 0.4 AML other m 2023-12-29T21:50:36.27
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:0.4 0.00001415 1.6 AML other m 2023-12-29T21:50:36.15
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:0.6 0.00002265 0.7 AML other m 2023-12-29T21:50:37.63
XE.T0701.HHE. ML:0.6 0.000025 0.92 AML other m 2023-12-29T21:50:39.02
XE.T0701.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000019450000000000002 0.28 AML other m 2023-12-29T21:50:39.08
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