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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 09-03-2024 and time 19:32:59 (UTC) in region 6 km NE Tito (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 6 km NE Tito (PZ), on

  • 09-03-2024 19:32:59 (UTC)
  • 09-03-2024 20:32:59 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6330, 15.7110 at 16 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
Tito PZ 6 7332 7332
Picerno PZ 6 5985 13317
Potenza PZ 8 67122 80439
Pignola PZ 9 6962 87401
Ruoti PZ 10 3579 90980
Avigliano PZ 11 11577 102557
Baragiano PZ 11 2671 105228
Satriano di Lucania PZ 12 2374 107602
Savoia di Lucania PZ 15 1127 108729
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 16 1429 110158
Abriola PZ 16 1531 111689
Sasso di Castalda PZ 16 835 112524
Balvano PZ 17 1830 114354
Vietri di Potenza PZ 18 2832 117186
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 18 2047 119233
Brienza PZ 19 4078 123311
Pietragalla PZ 19 4160 127471
Caggiano SA 19 2765 130236
Brindisi Montagna PZ 20 908 131144
Ricigliano SA 20 1144 132288
Filiano PZ 20 2926 135214

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
8 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
61 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
72 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
74 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
75 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
90 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
93 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
93 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
95 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
96 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
98 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 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 2024-03-09
19:32:59		 40.6327 15.7112 17 2024-03-09
19:41:03		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125790561
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-09 19:32:59 ± 0.17
Latitude 40.6327 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.7112 ± 0.0107
Depth (km) 17 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125790561

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 827
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 742
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 313
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 830.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 87
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.56387
Number of stations at which the event was observed 17
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitude information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125790561
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-09 19:41:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
AC.KBN.HHZ.00 2024-03-09T19:34:12.07 3.0 positive manual Pg 12.85 0
IV.MSRU.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:34:03.14 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -4.68 0
IV.LRP.EHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:56.52 3.0 undecidable manual Sn -1.04 0
IV.SRES.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:54.77 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 8.72 0
IV.MMGO.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:54.00 3.0 undecidable manual Pn -1.79 0
IV.CQUE.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:41.28 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.86 0
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:19.41 0.6 undecidable manual S 40 62.5929 96 0.37 47
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:14.91 3.0 positive manual P -0.2 0
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:12.51 0.6 undecidable manual S 245 37.7289 102 0.01 51
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:12.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 167 34.9428 104 0.23 49
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:10.37 0.6 undecidable manual S 49 25.9518 111 0.91 42
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:10.73 0.6 undecidable manual P 40 62.5929 96 -0.18 48
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:10.40 3.0 undecidable manual P -1.21 0
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:08.83 0.6 undecidable manual S 306 23.1546 114 0.04 53
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:08.54 0.6 undecidable manual P 225 49.0176 99 -0.3 49
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:07.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 31 40.4262 101 -0.39 96
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:06.81 0.3 negative manual P 245 37.7289 102 -0.32 75
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:06.91 0.6 positive manual P 167 34.9428 104 0.19 50
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:05.47 0.3 undecidable manual S 80 8.1807 148 -0.23 78
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:05.01 0.6 positive manual P 306 23.1546 114 0.02 53
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:05.23 0.3 undecidable manual P 49 25.9518 111 -0.15 77
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2024-03-09T19:33:04.68 0.1 undecidable manual P 292 18.1707 122 0.37 100
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2024-03-09T19:33:03.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 80 8.1807 148 -0.18 79
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PZUN.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0007235000000000001 1.76 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:08.95
IV.PZUN.HNE. ML:1.9 0.000762 1.76 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:08.07
IV.PZUN.HNN. ML:1.8 0.000665 0.26 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:08.04
IV.PZUN.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0006879999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:08.04
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00011805 1.38 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:09.97
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000142 0.92 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:11.79
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:1.5 0.0001525 0.92 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:11.79
IX.SCL3.EHE.02 ML:1.7 0.000326 0.22 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:12.42
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0001875 0.74 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:13.39
IX.SCL3.EHN.02 ML:1.7 0.0003113031 0.32 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:11.87
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0001855 1.6 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:13.03
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:0.9 0.00002929577 0.22 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:17.57
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00007924582499999999 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:09.78
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00005279554 0.26 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:18.19
IV.CQUE.HHN. ML:3.1 0.0007985 1.22 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:48.62
IV.CQUE.HHE. ML:3.2 0.0010495 0.6 AML other m 2024-03-09T19:33:48.96
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