Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 06-03-2024 and time 06:09:50 (UTC) in region 1 km NW Moliterno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NW Moliterno (PZ), on

  • 06-03-2024 06:09:50 (UTC)
  • 06-03-2024 07:09:50 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.2500, 15.8590 at 10 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.

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 5 1700 7166
Spinoso PZ 9 1462 8628
Tramutola PZ 10 3089 11717
Viggiano PZ 11 3329 15046
Montemurro PZ 13 1235 16281
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 14 6704 22985
Marsicovetere PZ 14 5546 28531
Castelsaraceno PZ 15 1384 29915
Casalbuono SA 15 1194 31109
Lagonegro PZ 16 5584 36693
San Martino d'Agri PZ 16 801 37494
Paterno PZ 18 3368 40862
Armento PZ 19 631 41493
San Chirico Raparo PZ 20 1084 42577
Padula SA 20 5368 47945

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
44 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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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.5 2024-03-06
06:09:50
40.2503 15.8592 10 2024-03-06
06:21:41
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125718381
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-06 06:09:50 ± 0.12
Latitude 40.2503 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.8592 ± 0.0082
Depth (km) 10 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125718381

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 770
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 554
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 228
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 770.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 77
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 16
Number of defining phases 16
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06835
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.32555
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 17
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125718381
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-06 06:21:41
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PTRP.HHN. 2024-03-06T06:10:01.72 0.6 undecidable manual S 30 34.6431 50 -0.42 44
IX.MRN3.HNE. 2024-03-06T06:09:58.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 331 22.3554 114 0.18 48
IV.PTRP.HHN. 2024-03-06T06:09:57.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 30 34.6431 50 0.79 77
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-03-06T06:09:57.68 0.6 undecidable manual S 107 19.1697 117 -0.02 49
IX.PGN3.HNZ. 2024-03-06T06:09:57.08 0.1 undecidable manual P 352 36.1416 50 -0.25 92
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2024-03-06T06:09:55.92 1.0 undecidable manual P 244 28.749 50 -0.27 23
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-03-06T06:09:55.15 0.6 undecidable manual S 281 9.2796 137 0.23 48
IX.VGG3.HNN.01 2024-03-06T06:09:55.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 20 10.1787 134 -0.04 50
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-03-06T06:09:54.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 175 7.5813 143 0.11 49
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-03-06T06:09:54.45 0.6 positive manual P 107 19.1697 117 -0.08 49
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-06T06:09:54.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 330 9.5793 136 -0.18 49
IX.MRN3.HNE. 2024-03-06T06:09:54.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 331 22.3554 114 -0.21 95
IX.VGG3.HNN.01 2024-03-06T06:09:53.09 0.1 undecidable manual P 20 10.1787 134 0.05 100
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-03-06T06:09:53.11 0.3 negative manual P 281 9.2796 137 0.19 73
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-03-06T06:09:52.53 0.1 positive manual P 175 7.5813 143 -0.17 98
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-06T06:09:52.92 0.1 negative manual P 330 9.5793 136 -0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:1.5 0.000437 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:09:55.07
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00046100000000000004 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:09:55.07
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000483 0.26 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:09:55.23
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0004915 0.28 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:09:55.58
IV.MTSN.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0005055000000000001 0.28 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:09:55.58
IV.MTSN.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0005605 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:09:55.85
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000607 0.26 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:09:55.86
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00027100000000000003 1.2 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:09:56.72
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:1.5 0.0004605 0.96 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:09:56.35
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0004615 0.96 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:09:56.35
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0013075 0.42 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:09:56.66
IV.MGR.HNN. ML:2.8 0.0030150000000000003 1.02 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:09:57.57
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:1.1 0.000104 1.14 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:09:58.17
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:1.7 0.0007135 0.58 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:09:58.32
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:0.9 0.0000662 0.28 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:10:00.41
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:0.8 0.00003105 1.02 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:10:02.63
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00003265 1.22 AML other m 2024-03-06T06:10:02.06
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