Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 03-03-2024 and time 19:32:46 (Italy) in region 1 km N Moliterno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 1 km N Moliterno (PZ), on

  • 03-03-2024 18:32:46 (UTC)
  • 03-03-2024 19:32:46 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.2560, 15.8680 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.

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 2 1404 5466
Grumento Nova PZ 4 1700 7166
Spinoso PZ 9 1462 8628
Viggiano PZ 10 3329 11957
Tramutola PZ 10 3089 15046
Montemurro PZ 12 1235 16281
Marsicovetere PZ 14 5546 21827
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 14 6704 28531
Castelsaraceno PZ 15 1384 29915
San Martino d'Agri PZ 16 801 30716
Casalbuono SA 16 1194 31910
Lagonegro PZ 17 5584 37494
Paterno PZ 18 3368 40862
Armento PZ 18 631 41493
San Chirico Raparo PZ 19 1084 42577

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
77 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of Altamura (70396 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 1.6 2024-03-03
18:32:46
40.2558 15.8677 9 2024-03-03
18:39:47
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125683801
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-03 18:32:46 ± 0.09
Latitude 40.2558 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.8677 ± 0.0059
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 125683801

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 630
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 334
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 17
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 630.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 146
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 13
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.07374
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.41459
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:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 18
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125683801
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-03 18:39:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2024-03-03T18:32:59.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 145 36.6411 50 0.01 72
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2024-03-03T18:32:57.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 244 29.6481 106 -0.05 72
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2024-03-03T18:32:55.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 245 46.0206 50 0.4 87
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-03-03T18:32:54.20 0.3 undecidable manual S 110 18.7701 115 0.31 70
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2024-03-03T18:32:53.72 0.1 undecidable manual P 145 36.6411 50 -0.35 89
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2024-03-03T18:32:52.67 0.6 undecidable manual P 244 29.6481 106 -0.24 46
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-03T18:32:51.05 0.3 undecidable manual S 324 9.4794 133 -0.14 73
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-03-03T18:32:51.46 0.3 undecidable manual S 277 9.879 132 0.16 73
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-03-03T18:32:50.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 180 8.1807 137 0.03 75
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-03-03T18:32:50.82 0.6 positive manual P 110 18.7701 115 -0.04 49
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-03-03T18:32:49.40 0.1 positive manual P 277 9.879 132 0.04 100
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-03T18:32:49.26 0.1 positive manual P 324 9.4794 133 -0.04 100
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-03-03T18:32:48.95 0.1 positive manual P 180 8.1807 137 -0.16 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:1.8 0.000989 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:51.43
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0010194999999999998 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:51.43
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0006094999999999999 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:51.68
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0003595 0.94 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:52.53
IV.MTSN.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0005909999999999999 0.28 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:52.08
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0005805000000000001 1.74 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:52.08
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:2.1 0.001655 1.12 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:52.69
IV.MTSN.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0007165 0.66 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:52.22
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0007794999999999999 0.68 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:52.22
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000937 0.82 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:52.37
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:1.8 0.000907 0.82 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:52.37
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:1.9 0.001085 0.48 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:52.81
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:1.2 0.000121 0.58 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:54.39
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:1.1 0.00010350000000000001 0.6 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:56.64
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.0 0.000050549999999999995 0.22 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:58.74
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00005595 1.8 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:59.97
XE.T0701.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000637 1 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:32:59.84
XE.T0701.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000046299999999999994 0.56 AML other m 2024-03-03T18:33:01.58
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