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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 02-03-2024 and time 14:08:56 (Italy) in region 4 km N Ricigliano (SA)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 4 km N Ricigliano (SA), on

  • 02-03-2024 13:08:56 (UTC)
  • 02-03-2024 14:08:56 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.7030, 15.4780 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.

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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
Ricigliano SA 4 1144 1144
Muro Lucano PZ 6 5497 6641
Balvano PZ 6 1830 8471
Bella PZ 8 5171 13642
San Gregorio Magno SA 8 4286 17928
Romagnano al Monte SA 9 368 18296
Castelgrande PZ 10 943 19239
Baragiano PZ 10 2671 21910
Vietri di Potenza PZ 12 2832 24742
Buccino SA 12 5047 29789
Salvitelle SA 12 560 30349
San Fele PZ 14 3004 33353
Caggiano SA 15 2765 36118
Picerno PZ 15 5985 42103
Colliano SA 16 3638 45741
Savoia di Lucania PZ 16 1127 46868
Rapone PZ 16 990 47858
Pescopagano PZ 16 1910 49768
Palomonte SA 16 3985 53753
Auletta SA 17 2336 56089
Ruoti PZ 17 3579 59668
Ruvo del Monte PZ 17 1083 60751
Laviano SA 17 1438 62189
Santomenna SA 18 443 62632
Pertosa SA 18 690 63322
Valva SA 18 1643 64965
Sant'Andrea di Conza AV 18 1539 66504
Castelnuovo di Conza SA 18 619 67123
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 19 1429 68552

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
43 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
61 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
65 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
72 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
75 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
85 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
90 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
96 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
97 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 1.4 2024-03-02
13:08:56		 40.7032 15.4775 5 2024-03-02
13:34:52		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125658901
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-02 13:08:56 ± 0.3
Latitude 40.7032 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.4775 ± 0.0119
Depth (km) 5 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125658901

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 837
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 756
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 314
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 840.0
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 14
Number of defining phases 14
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.35
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02698
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.30127
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 12
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125658901
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-02 13:34:52
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2024-03-02T13:09:07.80 0.6 undecidable manual S 318 33.4443 99 -0.08 48
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2024-03-02T13:09:05.74 0.6 undecidable manual S 279 24.2535 102 1 36
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-03-02T13:09:05.85 0.6 undecidable manual S 212 27.75 100 -0.11 48
IX.RDM3.HNE. 2024-03-02T13:09:02.81 0.3 undecidable manual S 14 19.7691 104 -0.42 69
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2024-03-02T13:09:02.35 1.0 positive manual P 318 33.4443 99 -0.57 21
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-03-02T13:09:01.49 0.3 positive manual P 212 27.75 100 -0.33 69
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2024-03-02T13:09:01.26 0.1 negative manual P 279 24.2535 102 0.15 96
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2024-03-02T13:09:00.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 262 12.4764 112 -0.18 49
IX.RDM3.HNE. 2024-03-02T13:09:00.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 14 19.7691 104 0.71 83
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2024-03-02T13:08:58.66 0.1 negative manual P 262 12.4764 112 -0.2 97
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2024-03-02T13:08:58.45 0.6 undecidable manual S 107 2.997 149 0.26 49
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2024-03-02T13:08:58.67 0.6 undecidable manual S 9 5.994 130 -0.2 49
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2024-03-02T13:08:57.46 0.1 positive manual P 107 2.997 149 0.13 100
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2024-03-02T13:08:57.47 0.1 positive manual P 9 5.994 130 -0.26 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.0011882161 0.096 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:08:59.17
IV.MRLC.HNE. ML:0.0 0.0013388165 0.1024 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:08:59.17
IV.MRLC.HNN. ML:0.0 0.0022626365000000003 0.2112 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:08:58.92
IX.SNR3.EHN.02 ML:2.1 0.0009333134999999999 0.2112 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:09:06.71
IX.SNR3.EHE.02 ML:1.9 0.0005199707 0.448 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:09:08.40
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00008044999999999999 0.34 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:09:10.50
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00005120667499999999 0.3008 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:09:13.27
IX.SCL3.EHE.02 ML:0.0 0.0060944070000000005 0.1792 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:09:00.12
IX.SCL3.EHN.02 ML:0.0 0.0068003325 0.0832 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:08:59.19
IX.SCL3.HNE.01 ML:0.0 0.005492891999999999 0.1792 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:09:00.12
IX.SCL3.HNN.01 ML:0.0 0.007704231 0.096 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:08:59.19
IX.SNR3.HNE.01 ML:1.7 0.000354162635 0.48 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:09:08.40
IX.SNR3.HNN.01 ML:1.8 0.00045396360000000003 0.192 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:09:06.72
IV.CDRU.HNE. ML:1.2 0.000080684765 0.3008 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:09:08.82
IV.CDRU.HNN. ML:1.0 0.00004849159 0.3008 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:09:13.28
IV.SNAL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00009811802 0.4416 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:09:11.15
IV.SNAL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00012106901 1.76 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:09:02.79
IV.SNAL.HNE. ML:1.4 0.00011216463 1.1264 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:09:02.17
IV.SNAL.HNN. ML:1.5 0.000137694025 1.3696 AML other m 2024-03-02T13:09:02.77
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