Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 21-02-2024 and time 12:12:07 (Italy) in region 3 km NE Ricigliano (SA)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Ricigliano (SA), on

  • 21-02-2024 11:12:07 (UTC)
  • 21-02-2024 12:12:07 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6990, 15.4970 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
Ricigliano SA 4 1144 1144
Balvano PZ 5 1830 2974
Muro Lucano PZ 6 5497 8471
Bella PZ 8 5171 13642
Baragiano PZ 9 2671 16313
Romagnano al Monte SA 9 368 16681
San Gregorio Magno SA 9 4286 20967
Vietri di Potenza PZ 11 2832 23799
Castelgrande PZ 11 943 24742
Salvitelle SA 12 560 25302
Buccino SA 13 5047 30349
Picerno PZ 14 5985 36334
San Fele PZ 14 3004 39338
Caggiano SA 15 2765 42103
Savoia di Lucania PZ 15 1127 43230
Ruoti PZ 15 3579 46809
Rapone PZ 17 990 47799
Auletta SA 17 2336 50135
Ruvo del Monte PZ 17 1083 51218
Colliano SA 18 3638 54856
Pescopagano PZ 18 1910 56766
Pertosa SA 18 690 57456
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 18 1429 58885
Palomonte SA 18 3985 62870
Laviano SA 19 1438 64308
Avigliano PZ 19 11577 75885
Santomenna SA 19 443 76328
Sant'Andrea di Conza AV 19 1539 77867
Valva SA 20 1643 79510
Castelnuovo di Conza SA 20 619 80129
Tito PZ 20 7332 87461

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
44 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
64 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
67 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
72 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
77 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
82 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
85 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
90 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
93 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Acerra (59573 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 1.8 2024-02-21
11:12:07
40.6987 15.4973 5 2024-02-21
11:32:47
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125420411
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-21 11:12:07 ± 0.11
Latitude 40.6987 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.4973 ± 0.0083
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 125420411

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 697
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 222
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 95
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 64
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 28
Number of defining phases 27
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.39
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.64032
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 22
Magnitude information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125420411
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-21 11:32:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2024-02-21T11:12:29.95 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.32 0
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2024-02-21T11:12:20.53 0.6 negative manual P 55 71.0733 50 -0.25 44
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2024-02-21T11:12:20.90 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 34.9428 98 1.05 35
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-02-21T11:12:19.24 0.1 positive manual P 151 65.2902 50 -0.65 79
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2024-02-21T11:12:18.53 0.6 negative manual P 112 51.4152 50 0.78 38
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-02-21T11:12:17.73 1.0 undecidable manual P 148 48.8178 50 0.38 22
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-02-21T11:12:17.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 215 28.3494 100 -0.18 72
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2024-02-21T11:12:16.81 0.6 negative manual P 55 47.4192 50 -0.33 45
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2024-02-21T11:12:16.24 0.3 positive manual P 329 42.624 97 0.03 72
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-02-21T11:12:15.59 0.6 negative manual P 75 38.628 97 0.16 47
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2024-02-21T11:12:14.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 119 28.8489 100 1.18 67
IX.CLT3.EHZ.02 2024-02-21T11:12:13.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 341 23.9538 102 0.76 81
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2024-02-21T11:12:13.61 0.6 undecidable manual S 265 14.0748 109 0.81 41
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2024-02-21T11:12:13.75 1.0 positive manual P 316 34.9428 98 -0.93 18
IX.STN3.EHZ.02 2024-02-21T11:12:12.25 0.1 undecidable manual P 145 22.755 102 -0.04 100
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2024-02-21T11:12:12.93 0.1 positive manual P 279 25.9518 101 0.02 99
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-02-21T11:12:12.99 0.1 undecidable manual P 215 28.3494 100 -0.39 92
IV.SGO.HNZ. 2024-02-21T11:12:12.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 226 22.1556 103 0.02 100
IX.PST3.HNZ.02 2024-02-21T11:12:12.84 0.1 undecidable manual P 235 26.2515 101 -0.14 97
IX.RDM3.HHZ.02 2024-02-21T11:12:11.80 0.1 undecidable manual P 9 19.869 104 0.08 99
IX.VDP3.HNZ.01 2024-02-21T11:12:10.46 0.1 undecidable manual P 149 12.1767 112 0.22 98
IX.CSG3.HNZ.01 2024-02-21T11:12:10.13 0.1 undecidable manual P 348 13.5753 110 -0.38 94
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2024-02-21T11:12:10.62 0.3 negative manual P 265 14.0748 109 0.01 76
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2024-02-21T11:12:09.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 109 1.1988 166 0.16 50
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2024-02-21T11:12:09.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 354 6.4935 127 -0.64 44
IX.SFL3.HNZ.01 2024-02-21T11:12:09.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 34 12.0768 112 -0.37 95
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2024-02-21T11:12:08.39 0.1 negative manual P 109 1.1988 166 -0.25 99
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2024-02-21T11:12:08.63 1.0 undecidable manual P 354 6.4935 127 -0.62 22
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000157 0.22 AML other m 2024-02-21T11:12:20.53
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00027800000000000004 1.68 AML other m 2024-02-21T11:12:21.90
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00033850000000000004 0.52 AML other m 2024-02-21T11:12:23.54
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000352 0.6 AML other m 2024-02-21T11:12:23.54
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000348 0.46 AML other m 2024-02-21T11:12:28.58
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:2.0 0.00033400000000000004 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-21T11:12:28.38
IV.SNAL.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000246 1.24 AML other m 2024-02-21T11:12:29.64
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0000858 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-21T11:12:31.44
IV.SNAL.HHE. ML:1.8 0.000251 0.62 AML other m 2024-02-21T11:12:32.05
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00008905 1.06 AML other m 2024-02-21T11:12:33.19
IV.MRVN.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00004635 0.46 AML other m 2024-02-21T11:12:33.61
IV.MRVN.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00010350000000000001 1.5 AML other m 2024-02-21T11:12:34.84
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