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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 02-03-2024 and time 08:56:56 (Italy) in region 1 km SW Moliterno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 0.8 earthquake occured in region: 1 km SW Moliterno (PZ), on

  • 02-03-2024 07:56:56 (UTC)
  • 02-03-2024 08:56:56 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.2330, 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 1 4062 4062
Sarconi PZ 3 1404 5466
Grumento Nova PZ 6 1700 7166
Spinoso PZ 10 1462 8628
Tramutola PZ 12 3089 11717
Viggiano PZ 13 3329 15046
Castelsaraceno PZ 14 1384 16430
Montemurro PZ 14 1235 17665
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 14 6704 24369
Lagonegro PZ 15 5584 29953
Casalbuono SA 15 1194 31147
Marsicovetere PZ 16 5546 36693
San Martino d'Agri PZ 16 801 37494
San Chirico Raparo PZ 19 1084 38578
Nemoli PZ 19 1495 40073
Rivello PZ 19 2767 42840
Paterno PZ 19 3368 46208
Armento PZ 20 631 46839

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
46 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
85 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
89 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 0.8 2024-03-02
07:56:56		 40.2332 15.8585 9 2024-03-02
08:08:45		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125654171
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-02 07:56:56 ± 0.14
Latitude 40.2332 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.8585 ± 0.0082
Depth (km) 9 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125654171

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 906
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 638
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 5
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 910.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 126
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.29
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.31566
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125654171
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-02 08:08:45
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CET2.HHZ. 2024-03-02T07:57:24.56 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.01 0
IV.ORI.HHZ. 2024-03-02T07:57:17.03 3.0 undecidable manual S 0
IX.MNT3.EHZ.02 2024-03-02T07:57:14.56 3.0 positive manual P -0.01 0
IV.ORI.HHZ. 2024-03-02T07:57:09.51 3.0 undecidable manual P 0
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2024-03-02T07:57:08.88 0.3 undecidable manual S 141 35.0427 50 -0.15 70
IV.MGR.HNZ. 2024-03-02T07:57:07.23 0.6 undecidable manual S 248 27.9498 109 0.16 47
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-03-02T07:57:04.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 101 18.7701 117 0.18 72
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2024-03-02T07:57:04.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 141 35.0427 50 0.31 68
IV.MGR.HNZ. 2024-03-02T07:57:02.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 248 27.9498 109 -0.03 73
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-03-02T07:57:01.76 0.3 undecidable manual S 292 9.7791 134 0.2 73
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-03-02T07:57:01.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 101 18.7701 117 0.05 98
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-02T07:57:01.97 0.3 undecidable manual S 335 11.2776 130 0.04 75
IV.SIRI.HNZ. 2024-03-02T07:57:00.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 172 5.6943 149 0.15 49
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-02T07:56:59.47 0.3 undecidable manual P 335 11.2776 130 -0.31 71
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-03-02T07:56:59.61 0.1 undecidable manual P 292 9.7791 134 0.04 100
IV.SIRI.HNZ. 2024-03-02T07:56:57.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 172 5.6943 149 -1.17 34
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:0.9 0.000097 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-02T07:57:01.79
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:0.7 0.000065523055 0.2176 AML other m 2024-03-02T07:57:02.12
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000057297105 0.2432 AML other m 2024-03-02T07:57:02.30
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000077708525 0.2432 AML other m 2024-03-02T07:57:02.40
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00030000000000000003 0.46 AML other m 2024-03-02T07:57:02.52
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:1.2 0.00021 1.76 AML other m 2024-03-02T07:57:02.03
IV.MTSN.HNE. ML:0.8 0.00009739332 0.448 AML other m 2024-03-02T07:57:02.12
IV.MTSN.HNN. ML:0.8 0.00008338492 0.2368 AML other m 2024-03-02T07:57:02.40
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:0.3 0.00001558263 0.1024 AML other m 2024-03-02T07:57:06.03
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:0.4 0.000018044705 0.1024 AML other m 2024-03-02T07:57:04.69
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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