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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 28-01-2024 and time 22:08:44 (UTC) in region 2 km NE Pignola (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Pignola (PZ), on

  • 28-01-2024 22:08:44 (UTC)
  • 28-01-2024 23:08:44 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.5880, 15.8100 at 13 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.

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Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Pignola PZ 3 6962 6962
Potenza PZ 6 67122 74084
Abriola PZ 9 1531 75615
Tito PZ 11 7332 82947
Brindisi Montagna PZ 11 908 83855
Anzi PZ 13 1696 85551
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 13 2047 87598
Calvello PZ 13 1948 89546
Trivigno PZ 15 678 90224
Satriano di Lucania PZ 15 2374 92598
Picerno PZ 16 5985 98583
Sasso di Castalda PZ 16 835 99418
Avigliano PZ 18 11577 110995
Ruoti PZ 18 3579 114574
Cancellara PZ 19 1309 115883
Pietragalla PZ 19 4160 120043
Albano di Lucania PZ 19 1435 121478
Brienza PZ 20 4078 125556
Marsico Nuovo PZ 20 4098 129654
Laurenzana PZ 20 1797 131451

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
70 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
76 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
89 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
96 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
100 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 1.4 2024-01-28
22:08:44		 40.5878 15.8097 13 2024-01-28
22:16:28		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 124918121
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-01-28 22:08:44 ± 0.13
Latitude 40.5878 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.8097 ± 0.0083
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 124918121

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 713
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 358
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 266
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 710.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 154
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.01799
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.29588
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 124918121
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-01-28 22:16:28
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRLC.HNE. 2024-01-28T22:08:55.43 0.6 undecidable manual S 305 32.8449 95 -0.17 47
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-01-28T22:08:55.04 1.0 undecidable manual S 181 29.1486 96 0.41 23
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-01-28T22:08:53.89 0.6 undecidable manual S 27 24.753 98 0.44 45
IX.STN3.EHN.02 2024-01-28T22:08:51.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 244 14.7741 113 0.12 49
IX.MRN3.HNE.01 2024-01-28T22:08:51.97 0.6 undecidable manual S 201 19.2696 103 -0.04 50
IV.MRLC.HNE. 2024-01-28T22:08:50.86 0.1 undecidable manual P 305 32.8449 95 0 98
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-01-28T22:08:49.94 1.0 undecidable manual P 181 29.1486 96 -0.36 23
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2024-01-28T22:08:49.51 1.0 undecidable manual S 358 6.3936 145 0.37 24
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-01-28T22:08:49.34 0.3 negative manual P 27 24.753 98 -0.27 71
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2024-01-28T22:08:48.78 0.6 undecidable manual S 212 1.998 168 0.1 50
IX.STN3.EHN.02 2024-01-28T22:08:48.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 244 14.7741 113 0.06 100
IX.MRN3.HNE.01 2024-01-28T22:08:48.93 0.1 undecidable manual P 201 19.2696 103 0.15 97
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2024-01-28T22:08:47.08 0.3 negative manual P 358 6.3936 145 -0.05 77
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2024-01-28T22:08:46.52 0.1 positive manual P 212 1.998 168 -0.33 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IX.PGN3.HHE.02 ML:1.0 0.00014850000000000003 0.5 AML other m 2024-01-28T22:08:48.74
IX.PGN3.HHN.02 ML:1.4 0.00034599999999999995 0.18 AML other m 2024-01-28T22:08:48.98
IV.PZUN.HNN. ML:1.4 0.0003275 1.02 AML other m 2024-01-28T22:08:50.03
IV.PZUN.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00040300000000000004 0.9 AML other m 2024-01-28T22:08:50.50
IV.PZUN.HNE. ML:1.5 0.000409 0.88 AML other m 2024-01-28T22:08:50.49
IV.PZUN.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000279 0.38 AML other m 2024-01-28T22:08:50.50
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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