Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 22-02-2024 and time 11:26:16 (Italy) in region 4 km S Muro Lucano (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 4 km S Muro Lucano (PZ), on

  • 22-02-2024 10:26:16 (UTC)
  • 22-02-2024 11:26:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.7200, 15.4720 at 6 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
Muro Lucano PZ 4 5497 5497
Ricigliano SA 6 1144 6641
Bella PZ 7 5171 11812
Castelgrande PZ 8 943 12755
Balvano PZ 8 1830 14585
San Gregorio Magno SA 9 4286 18871
Romagnano al Monte SA 11 368 19239
Baragiano PZ 11 2671 21910
San Fele PZ 13 3004 24914
Buccino SA 13 5047 29961
Vietri di Potenza PZ 14 2832 32793
Salvitelle SA 14 560 33353
Pescopagano PZ 14 1910 35263
Rapone PZ 14 990 36253
Colliano SA 15 3638 39891
Ruvo del Monte PZ 16 1083 40974
Laviano SA 16 1438 42412
Santomenna SA 16 443 42855
Sant'Andrea di Conza AV 16 1539 44394
Palomonte SA 17 3985 48379
Picerno PZ 17 5985 54364
Castelnuovo di Conza SA 17 619 54983
Caggiano SA 17 2765 57748
Valva SA 17 1643 59391
Ruoti PZ 17 3579 62970
Savoia di Lucania PZ 18 1127 64097
Auletta SA 18 2336 66433
Conza della Campania AV 19 1373 67806
Pertosa SA 20 690 68496

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
43 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
60 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
61 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
65 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
71 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
74 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
83 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
93 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Acerra (59573 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 1.6 2024-02-22
10:26:16		 40.7197 15.4718 5 2024-02-22
10:36:24		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125442031
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-22 10:26:16
Latitude 40.7197
Longitude 15.4718
Depth (km) 5 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125442031

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 500.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 105
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.24
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.03867
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.65111
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125442031
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-22 10:36:24
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2024-02-22T10:26:30.85 1.0 undecidable manual P 56 72.2721 0.88 0.41
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-02-22T10:26:28.68 0.6 undecidable manual P 150 66.6777 -0.35 0.86
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-02-22T10:26:27.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 210 29.1486 0.13 0.67
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2024-02-22T10:26:25.98 0.6 undecidable manual P 56 48.618 -0.04 0.86
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-02-22T10:26:24.74 0.6 undecidable manual P 76 40.3263 0.29 0.86
IX.CMP3.EHZ.02 2024-02-22T10:26:23.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 261 33.9438 0.1 1.72
IV.VULT.HHZ. 2024-02-22T10:26:22.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 24 28.749 0.34 1.33
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-02-22T10:26:22.01 0.6 undecidable manual P 210 29.1486 -0.27 0.67
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2024-02-22T10:26:22.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 316 31.746 -0.27 1.33
IV.SGO.HHZ. 2024-02-22T10:26:21.04 0.1 undecidable manual P 219 22.4553 0.07 1.33
IX.COL3.HNZ.01 2024-02-22T10:26:21.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 254 12.4764 0.6 0.67
IX.SNR3.HNZ.01 2024-02-22T10:26:20.90 0.1 undecidable manual P 275 23.5542 -0.3 1.33
IX.COL3.HNZ.01 2024-02-22T10:26:19.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 254 12.4764 0.24 1.33
IX.VDP3.HNZ.01 2024-02-22T10:26:19.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 146 15.2736 -0.04 1.33
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2024-02-22T10:26:18.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 129 4.2957 -0.11 0.67
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2024-02-22T10:26:18.79 0.6 undecidable manual S 19 4.2957 -0.04 0.67
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2024-02-22T10:26:17.53 1.0 undecidable manual P 19 4.2957 -0.21 0.33
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2024-02-22T10:26:17.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 4.2957 -0.15 1.33
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0000885 0.24 AML other m 2024-02-22T10:26:29.35
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00014500000000000003 0.7 AML other m 2024-02-22T10:26:30.67
IV.SNAL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00010600000000000002 0.86 AML other m 2024-02-22T10:26:38.37
IV.SNAL.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00014625 1.48 AML other m 2024-02-22T10:26:37.13
IX.CMP3.EHN.02 ML:2.0 0.000472 0.64 AML other m 2024-02-22T10:26:31.04
IX.CMP3.EHE.02 ML:1.9 0.0003325 0.18 AML other m 2024-02-22T10:26:29.71
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0001565 0.28 AML other m 2024-02-22T10:26:32.97
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:1.6 0.000134 1.34 AML other m 2024-02-22T10:26:33.24
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00015000000000000001 0.28 AML other m 2024-02-22T10:26:32.97
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000132 0.54 AML other m 2024-02-22T10:26:33.24
IX.COL3.HNN.01 ML:3.5 0.03931038475036621 0.704 AML other m 2024-02-22T10:26:23.02
IX.COL3.HNE.01 ML:3.7 0.06605734634399414 1.024 AML other m 2024-02-22T10:26:22.22
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