Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.2 on date 20-02-2024 and time 19:06:26 (Italy) in region 4 km S Muro Lucano (PZ)

A magnitude Md 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 4 km S Muro Lucano (PZ), on

  • 20-02-2024 18:06:26 (UTC)
  • 20-02-2024 19:06:26 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.7180, 15.4910 at 5 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
Muro Lucano PZ 4 5497 5497
Ricigliano SA 6 1144 6641
Bella PZ 6 5171 11812
Balvano PZ 8 1830 13642
Castelgrande PZ 9 943 14585
Baragiano PZ 10 2671 17256
San Gregorio Magno SA 10 4286 21542
Romagnano al Monte SA 11 368 21910
San Fele PZ 12 3004 24914
Vietri di Potenza PZ 13 2832 27746
Buccino SA 14 5047 32793
Salvitelle SA 14 560 33353
Rapone PZ 14 990 34343
Ruvo del Monte PZ 15 1083 35426
Picerno PZ 15 5985 41411
Pescopagano PZ 15 1910 43321
Ruoti PZ 16 3579 46900
Caggiano SA 17 2765 49665
Colliano SA 17 3638 53303
Savoia di Lucania PZ 17 1127 54430
Sant'Andrea di Conza AV 17 1539 55969
Laviano SA 17 1438 57407
Santomenna SA 17 443 57850
Palomonte SA 18 3985 61835
Castelnuovo di Conza SA 18 619 62454
Auletta SA 19 2336 64790
Valva SA 19 1643 66433
Avigliano PZ 19 11577 78010
Pertosa SA 20 690 78700
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 20 1429 80129

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
44 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
70 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
75 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
83 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
88 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
90 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
94 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
94 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Acerra (59573 inhabitants)
100 Km SW of Trani (56217 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
Md 1.2 2024-02-20
18:06:26
40.7182 15.4907 5 2024-02-20
18:24:37
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125406601
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-20 18:06:26 ± 0.14
Latitude 40.7182 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.4907 ± 0.0047
Depth (km) 5 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125406601

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 417
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 109
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 232
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 420.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 149
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 6
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.08
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.05306
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 3
Magnitude information

Md:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.0
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 125406601
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-20 18:24:37
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.RIBO.EHZ.01 2024-02-20T18:08:03.55 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 15.58 0
IV.BADI.EHZ. 2024-02-20T18:08:00.90 3.0 undecidable manual Sg 22.48 0
IV.SARZ.HHZ. 2024-02-20T18:07:45.13 3.0 negative manual Pn 5.61 0
GU.RORO.HHZ. 2024-02-20T18:07:40.58 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -0.84 0
MN.TRI.HHZ. 2024-02-20T18:07:30.77 3.0 positive manual Pn 8.98 0
IV.ATPI.EHZ. 2024-02-20T18:07:13.89 3.0 positive manual Pg 13.34 0
IV.TDS.HHZ. 2024-02-20T18:07:07.33 3.0 undecidable manual Sg -0.71 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-02-20T18:07:03.70 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 2.29 0
IV.MURB.HNZ. 2024-02-20T18:07:02.17 3.0 undecidable manual Pn 4.3 0
IV.POFI.HHZ. 2024-02-20T18:06:35.74 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.16 0
IX.RDM3.HHZ.02 2024-02-20T18:06:32.91 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IX.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-02-20T18:06:31.75 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
IT.VNF1.HNZ. 2024-02-20T18:06:31.56 3.0 negative manual P -0.08 0
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2024-02-20T18:06:29.26 0.3 undecidable manual S 358 4.2957 138 0.05 74
IX.VDS3.HNE.02 2024-02-20T18:06:29.60 0.3 undecidable manual S 295 5.8941 129 -0.03 75
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2024-02-20T18:06:28.94 0.1 undecidable manual S 146 3.0969 147 -0.02 100
IX.VDS3.HNE.02 2024-02-20T18:06:28.58 0.6 undecidable manual P 295 5.8941 129 0.06 49
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2024-02-20T18:06:28.17 0.1 negative manual P 146 3.0969 147 0.04 100
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2024-02-20T18:06:28.20 0.1 positive manual P 358 4.2957 138 -0.07 99
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