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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 16-02-2024 and time 11:14:52 (Italy) in region 4 km SW Vaglio Basilicata (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SW Vaglio Basilicata (PZ), on

  • 16-02-2024 10:14:52 (UTC)
  • 16-02-2024 11:14:52 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6400, 15.8830 at 20 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
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 4 2047 2047
Brindisi Montagna PZ 6 908 2955
Potenza PZ 7 67122 70077
Cancellara PZ 11 1309 71386
Pignola PZ 11 6962 78348
Trivigno PZ 11 678 79026
Pietragalla PZ 12 4160 83186
Tolve PZ 12 3251 86437
Anzi PZ 14 1696 88133
Albano di Lucania PZ 14 1435 89568
Abriola PZ 16 1531 91099
Oppido Lucano PZ 17 3813 94912
San Chirico Nuovo PZ 17 1368 96280
Avigliano PZ 17 11577 107857
Campomaggiore PZ 18 811 108668
Acerenza PZ 18 2402 111070
Tito PZ 18 7332 118402
Calvello PZ 18 1948 120350
Castelmezzano PZ 19 800 121150
Ruoti PZ 20 3579 124729

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
7 Km E of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
60 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
60 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
70 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
74 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
76 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
83 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
85 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
96 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Bari (326344 inhabitants)
100 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 1.5 2024-02-16
10:14:52		 40.6398 15.8832 20 2024-02-16
10:30:45		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125310491
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-16 10:14:52 ± 0.19
Latitude 40.6398 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.8832 ± 0.0107
Depth (km) 20 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125310491

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 959
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 56
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 129
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 960.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 96
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.38
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.48294
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 11
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 15
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125310491
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-16 10:30:45
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRVN.HHE. 2024-02-16T10:15:09.96 0.3 undecidable manual S 29 53.6019 103 0.37 67
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2024-02-16T10:15:08.99 0.6 undecidable manual S 95 47.1195 105 1.07 33
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-02-16T10:15:08.84 0.3 undecidable manual S 251 51.5151 103 -0.22 69
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2024-02-16T10:15:05.19 0.6 undecidable manual S 291 35.5422 111 0.21 48
IV.MCEL.HNE. 2024-02-16T10:15:04.75 0.6 undecidable manual S 191 35.6421 111 -0.24 48
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2024-02-16T10:15:04.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 11 34.3434 112 -0.15 47
IX.STN3.EHN.02 2024-02-16T10:15:02.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 238 22.9548 124 0.73 62
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-02-16T10:15:01.53 0.3 undecidable manual P 251 51.5151 103 -0.55 64
IV.MRVN.HHE. 2024-02-16T10:15:01.03 0.6 undecidable manual P 29 53.6019 103 -1.36 29
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2024-02-16T10:15:01.12 0.3 undecidable manual P 95 47.1195 105 -0.31 69
IV.MTSN.HHE. 2024-02-16T10:15:00.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 195 42.9237 107 -0.57 66
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-02-16T10:15:00.56 0.3 undecidable manual S 17 17.0718 134 -0.19 72
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2024-02-16T10:14:59.63 0.3 undecidable manual P 11 34.3434 112 0.07 73
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2024-02-16T10:14:59.50 0.3 undecidable manual S 224 10.4784 149 -0.14 75
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2024-02-16T10:14:59.84 0.3 undecidable manual P 291 35.5422 111 0.11 73
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2024-02-16T10:14:59.65 0.3 undecidable manual P 281 31.8459 114 0.45 68
IV.MCEL.HNE. 2024-02-16T10:14:59.96 0.3 undecidable manual P 191 35.6421 111 0.23 70
IX.PTRP.HHZ. 2024-02-16T10:14:58.48 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IX.VULT.HHZ. 2024-02-16T10:14:58.00 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IX.STN3.EHN.02 2024-02-16T10:14:58.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 238 22.9548 124 0.68 63
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-02-16T10:14:57.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 17 17.0718 134 -0.06 100
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2024-02-16T10:14:56.39 0.3 undecidable manual P 224 10.4784 149 -0.25 74
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IX.PGN3.HHE.02 ML:1.7 0.0003298702 0.1408 AML other m 2024-02-16T10:14:59.75
IX.PGN3.HHN.02 ML:1.6 0.0002825 0.2 AML other m 2024-02-16T10:14:59.76
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:1.7 0.00027649999999999994 0.24 AML other m 2024-02-16T10:15:00.84
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000279 0.24 AML other m 2024-02-16T10:15:00.84
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002785 1.5 AML other m 2024-02-16T10:15:00.96
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:1.7 0.00028149999999999996 1.5 AML other m 2024-02-16T10:15:00.96
IX.PGN3.HNE.01 ML:1.6 0.0003150328 0.1408 AML other m 2024-02-16T10:14:59.75
IX.PGN3.HNN.01 ML:1.5 0.00022915934999999998 0.192 AML other m 2024-02-16T10:14:59.77
IV.MRLC.HNN. ML:1.1 0.00004256952 0.6912 AML other m 2024-02-16T10:15:05.28
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:0.5 0.000011988515000000002 0.3776 AML other m 2024-02-16T10:15:14.24
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:0.6 0.00001665628 0.3776 AML other m 2024-02-16T10:15:06.38
IV.MIGL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0001728838 1.6768 AML other m 2024-02-16T10:15:02.51
IV.MIGL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00014738165 1.3568 AML other m 2024-02-16T10:15:08.79
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000019831340000000004 0.1408 AML other m 2024-02-16T10:15:08.96
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:0.3 0.000006812199 0.1792 AML other m 2024-02-16T10:15:10.23
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