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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.0 on date 03-02-2024 and time 06:16:42 (Italy) in region 2 km NW Moliterno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.0 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Moliterno (PZ), on

  • 03-02-2024 05:16:42 (UTC)
  • 03-02-2024 06:16:42 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.2550, 15.8580 at 9 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
Moliterno PZ 2 4062 4062
Sarconi PZ 3 1404 5466
Grumento Nova PZ 4 1700 7166
Spinoso PZ 9 1462 8628
Tramutola PZ 10 3089 11717
Viggiano PZ 10 3329 15046
Montemurro PZ 13 1235 16281
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 13 6704 22985
Marsicovetere PZ 14 5546 28531
Castelsaraceno PZ 15 1384 29915
Casalbuono SA 15 1194 31109
San Martino d'Agri PZ 17 801 31910
Lagonegro PZ 17 5584 37494
Paterno PZ 17 3368 40862
Armento PZ 19 631 41493
Padula SA 19 5368 46861
San Chirico Raparo PZ 20 1084 47945

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of Altamura (70396 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 1.0 2024-02-03
05:16:42		 40.255 15.8577 9 2024-02-03
05:49:04		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125002461
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-03 05:16:42 ± 0.1
Latitude 40.2550 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.8577 ± 0.0035
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125002461

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 350
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 137
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 43
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 350.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 139
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.11
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33365
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.0

Field Value
Value 1.0
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125002461
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-03 05:49:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2024-02-03T05:16:53.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 187 29.1486 107 -0.04 73
IV.PGN3.HHZ. 2024-02-03T05:16:51.49 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
XE.T0701.HHE. 2024-02-03T05:16:50.29 1.0 undecidable manual P 144 37.0296 50 0.01 24
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-02-03T05:16:50.43 0.3 undecidable manual S 108 19.4694 115 0.12 73
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2024-02-03T05:16:49.22 0.6 undecidable manual P 187 29.1486 107 0.23 47
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-02-03T05:16:47.40 0.6 undecidable manual S 329 9.0798 135 0.11 50
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-02-03T05:16:47.30 0.3 undecidable manual S 278 9.0798 135 0.01 76
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-02-03T05:16:47.06 0.6 undecidable manual S 174 8.0808 138 0 51
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-02-03T05:16:47.09 0.3 undecidable manual P 108 19.4694 115 -0.08 74
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-02-03T05:16:45.16 0.1 positive manual P 174 8.0808 138 -0.14 99
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-02-03T05:16:45.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 329 9.0798 135 -0.13 99
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-02-03T05:16:45.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 278 9.0798 135 0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00011175 1.42 AML other m 2024-02-03T05:16:47.07
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00017199999999999998 0.38 AML other m 2024-02-03T05:16:48.01
IV.MTSN.HNN. ML:1.2 0.0002125 0.24 AML other m 2024-02-03T05:16:48.13
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0002505 0.24 AML other m 2024-02-03T05:16:48.13
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:1.4 0.000393 0.34 AML other m 2024-02-03T05:16:48.83
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00020150000000000002 1.32 AML other m 2024-02-03T05:16:49.24
IV.MTSN.HNE. ML:1.2 0.0002305 1.32 AML other m 2024-02-03T05:16:49.24
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:1.4 0.000322 0.72 AML other m 2024-02-03T05:16:50.80
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:0.6 0.000030562846499999995 0.1408 AML other m 2024-02-03T05:16:51.09
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:0.5 0.000023654775 0.2208 AML other m 2024-02-03T05:16:50.68
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00002866844 0.16 AML other m 2024-02-03T05:16:54.26
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:0.6 0.0000197030865 0.32 AML other m 2024-02-03T05:16:54.31
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