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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 26-02-2024 and time 05:33:50 (UTC) in region 2 km NW Moliterno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NW Moliterno (PZ), on

  • 26-02-2024 05:33:50 (UTC)
  • 26-02-2024 06:33:50 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.2580, 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
Tramutola PZ 9 3089 10255
Spinoso PZ 9 1462 11717
Viggiano PZ 10 3329 15046
Montemurro PZ 13 1235 16281
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 13 6704 22985
Marsicovetere PZ 13 5546 28531
Castelsaraceno PZ 15 1384 29915
Casalbuono SA 16 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

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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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2024-02-26
05:33:50		 40.2575 15.8585 9 2024-02-26
05:38:59		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125550381
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-02-26 05:33:50 ± 0.07
Latitude 40.2575 ± 0.0027
Longitude 15.8585 ± 0.0035
Depth (km) 9 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125550381

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 335
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 199
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 13
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 330.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 79
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.15
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.33545
Number of stations at which the event was observed 11
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 8
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125550381
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-02-26 05:38:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SACR.HNZ. 2024-02-26T05:34:04.81 3.0 undecidable manual P -0.5 0
IV.MSAG.HHZ. 2024-02-26T05:34:04.34 3.0 positive manual P 0.12 0
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2024-02-26T05:34:01.45 0.3 undecidable manual S 243 29.0487 108 0.06 72
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2024-02-26T05:33:58.09 0.6 undecidable manual P 144 37.2294 50 -0.12 47
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-02-26T05:33:58.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 109 19.4694 115 0.19 71
IV.PTRP.HHN. 2024-02-26T05:33:57.89 0.3 undecidable manual P 30 33.9438 50 0.19 69
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2024-02-26T05:33:56.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 243 29.0487 108 0.03 48
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-02-26T05:33:55.27 0.1 undecidable manual S 276 9.0798 135 -0.03 100
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-02-26T05:33:55.27 0.1 undecidable manual S 175 8.3805 138 0.14 98
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-02-26T05:33:55.27 0.1 undecidable manual S 327 8.88 136 0.02 100
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-02-26T05:33:54.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 109 19.4694 115 -0.18 95
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-02-26T05:33:53.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 175 8.3805 138 -0.22 96
IX.VGG3.HNN.01 2024-02-26T05:33:53.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 22 9.3795 134 0.02 75
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-02-26T05:33:53.22 0.1 undecidable manual P 327 8.88 136 -0.15 97
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-02-26T05:33:53.57 0.3 negative manual P 276 9.0798 135 0.17 73
IV.VULT.HHZ. 2024-02-26T05:33:49.71 3.0 positive manual P -0.02 0
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0002725 1.36 AML other m 2024-02-26T05:33:55.72
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.000404 1.1 AML other m 2024-02-26T05:33:55.97
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0013250000000000002 0.42 AML other m 2024-02-26T05:33:56.65
IV.MTSN.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0005110000000000001 1.08 AML other m 2024-02-26T05:33:56.09
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000612 1.06 AML other m 2024-02-26T05:33:56.10
IV.MTSN.HNE. ML:1.5 0.00041549999999999996 0.18 AML other m 2024-02-26T05:33:57.21
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0007425 0.34 AML other m 2024-02-26T05:33:57.59
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000434 1.32 AML other m 2024-02-26T05:33:57.22
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:0.8 0.000051114887999999995 0.0992 AML other m 2024-02-26T05:33:59.50
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:0.9 0.00006554345 0.1376 AML other m 2024-02-26T05:33:59.03
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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