Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 15-01-2024 and time 20:30:37 (Italy) in region 6 km S Pietrapertosa (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 6 km S Pietrapertosa (PZ), on

  • 15-01-2024 19:30:37 (UTC)
  • 15-01-2024 20:30:37 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.4690, 16.0840 at 18 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
Pietrapertosa PZ 6 1032 1032
Accettura MT 7 1856 2888
Castelmezzano PZ 8 800 3688
Laurenzana PZ 9 1797 5485
Gorgoglione MT 10 989 6474
Corleto Perticara PZ 10 2511 8985
Campomaggiore PZ 11 811 9796
Cirigliano MT 11 375 10171
Oliveto Lucano MT 12 450 10621
Guardia Perticara PZ 12 552 11173
Albano di Lucania PZ 13 1435 12608
Stigliano MT 14 4361 16969
Anzi PZ 14 1696 18665
San Mauro Forte MT 15 1552 20217
Trivigno PZ 15 678 20895
Garaguso MT 15 1073 21968
Calciano MT 16 777 22745
Tricarico MT 17 5388 28133
Armento PZ 18 631 28764
Brindisi Montagna PZ 20 908 29672

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km SE of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
49 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
56 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
86 Km S of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
88 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
90 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
96 Km S of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
97 Km W of Taranto (201100 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Bari (326344 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2024-01-15
19:30:37
40.4693 16.0838 18 2024-01-15
19:43:51
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124665801
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-15 19:30:37 ± 0.11
Latitude 40.4693 ± 0.0045
Longitude 16.0838 ± 0.0059
Depth (km) 18 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 124665801

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 600
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 36
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 126
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 600.0
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 17
Number of defining phases 15
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) 0.58906
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124665801
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-15 19:43:51
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2024-01-15T19:30:51.25 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.28 0
IV.CRAC.EHZ. 2024-01-15T19:30:50.81 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-01-15T19:30:50.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 341 37.1295 106 -0.05 49
IV.MTSN.HHE. 2024-01-15T19:30:50.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 231 36.0417 107 -0.01 74
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-01-15T19:30:50.66 0.3 undecidable manual S 210 36.741 106 0.21 71
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2024-01-15T19:30:49.95 0.3 undecidable manual S 63 33.6441 108 0.3 70
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2024-01-15T19:30:49.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 42 65.3901 98 0.16 91
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-01-15T19:30:48.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 236 28.749 112 0.16 73
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-01-15T19:30:48.51 0.3 undecidable manual S 181 29.9478 111 -0.23 71
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-01-15T19:30:45.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 341 37.1295 106 -0.02 99
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-01-15T19:30:44.56 0.6 negative manual P 181 29.9478 111 0.41 46
IV.MTSN.HHE. 2024-01-15T19:30:44.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 231 36.0417 107 -0.1 97
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-01-15T19:30:44.74 1.0 positive manual P 210 36.741 106 -0.4 23
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-01-15T19:30:44.00 0.1 positive manual P 236 28.749 112 0.03 100
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2024-01-15T19:30:44.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 63 33.6441 108 -0.36 92
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2024-01-15T19:30:43.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 342 6.0939 159 -0.04 78
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2024-01-15T19:30:41.29 1.0 positive manual P 342 6.0939 159 -0.12 25
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PTRP.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00035450000000000005 0.5 AML other m 2024-01-15T19:30:44.34
IV.PTRP.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001965 0.52 AML other m 2024-01-15T19:30:44.79
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00010365 0.78 AML other m 2024-01-15T19:30:49.51
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000169 0.68 AML other m 2024-01-15T19:30:49.98
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:2.0 0.0004345 0.5 AML other m 2024-01-15T19:30:50.07
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00015775 0.54 AML other m 2024-01-15T19:30:52.37
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
Fault Plane solutions in the area
Download
Type Description Link
QuakeML - small Event, Origin, FocalMechanism Download
QuakeML - full Event, Origin, FocalMechanism, Amplitude, Arrival, Pick, Station Magnitude Download