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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.9 on date 11-03-2024 and time 22:08:55 (Italy) in region 6 km NW Potenza (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 6 km NW Potenza (PZ), on

  • 11-03-2024 21:08:55 (UTC)
  • 11-03-2024 22:08:55 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6810, 15.7540 at 13 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
Avigliano PZ 6 11577 11577
Potenza PZ 6 67122 78699
Ruoti PZ 8 3579 82278
Picerno PZ 11 5985 88263
Pignola PZ 12 6962 95225
Tito PZ 13 7332 102557
Pietragalla PZ 13 4160 106717
Baragiano PZ 13 2671 109388
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 14 2047 111435
Filiano PZ 15 2926 114361
Cancellara PZ 16 1309 115670
Brindisi Montagna PZ 18 908 116578
Satriano di Lucania PZ 18 2374 118952
Abriola PZ 20 1531 120483

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
6 Km NW of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
66 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
71 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
89 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
96 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
Shakemap
Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.9 2024-03-11
21:08:55		 40.6808 15.7543 13 2024-03-11
21:15:31		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125832711
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-11 21:08:55 ± 0.14
Latitude 40.6808 ± 0.0090
Longitude 15.7543 ± 0.0142
Depth (km) 13 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125832711

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1171
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 426
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 274
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1170.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 71
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 17
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.37
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.45506
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 12
Magnitude information

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 24
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125832711
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-11 21:15:31
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.VTIR.HHZ. 2024-03-11T21:09:13.89 3.0 negative manual P -0.32 0
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-11T21:09:07.69 0.6 undecidable manual S 174 39.7269 94 -0.38 45
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2024-03-11T21:09:07.01 0.6 undecidable manual S 124 31.3464 95 1.17 34
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2024-03-11T21:09:05.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 31 33.9438 95 -0.89 38
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-03-11T21:09:03.54 0.6 undecidable manual S 53 19.7691 103 0.76 41
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2024-03-11T21:09:03.59 1.0 undecidable manual P 283 50.5161 93 -0.62 21
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2024-03-11T21:09:01.30 1.0 positive manual P 31 33.9438 95 -0.36 23
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2024-03-11T21:09:01.38 0.1 negative manual P 124 31.3464 95 0.13 97
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-11T21:09:01.69 0.6 undecidable manual P 174 39.7269 94 -0.85 38
IX.RDM3.HNZ.02 2024-03-11T21:09:01.43 1.0 undecidable manual P 320 28.3494 96 0.63 21
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2024-03-11T21:09:01.27 0.6 undecidable manual S 163 12.5763 121 0.28 48
IX.SCL3.HNZ.02 2024-03-11T21:08:59.95 0.6 undecidable manual P 275 20.4684 102 0.35 46
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-03-11T21:08:59.47 0.1 positive manual P 53 19.7691 103 -0.02 100
IX.VDP3.HNN.01 2024-03-11T21:08:59.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 241 17.4714 107 0.39 69
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2024-03-11T21:08:59.99 0.3 negative manual P 291 23.8539 99 -0.12 74
IX.STN3.EHZ.02 2024-03-11T21:08:59.39 0.3 negative manual P 207 18.87 104 0.04 75
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2024-03-11T21:08:58.20 0.1 negative manual P 163 12.5763 121 -0.26 97
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2024-03-11T21:08:57.47 0.1 negative manual P 131 5.8941 148 -0.26 98
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.PZUN.HNN. ML:2.2 0.0019399999999999999 0.4 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:00.28
IV.PZUN.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0018800000000000002 0.4 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:00.28
IV.PZUN.HNE. ML:1.9 0.0010005 0.34 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:01.26
IV.PZUN.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0010725 0.72 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:01.46
IX.PGN3.HNN.01 ML:2.0 0.000867 0.34 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:02.12
IX.PGN3.HHN.02 ML:2.0 0.000909 1.08 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:02.32
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:2.1 0.000887 1.5 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:03.91
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0008385 1.5 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:03.92
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:1.8 0.000457 0.18 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:04.13
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.8 0.0004825 0.16 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:04.12
IX.PGN3.HHE.02 ML:1.8 0.0006975 0.4 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:05.22
IX.PGN3.HNE.01 ML:2.0 0.0009274999999999999 0.4 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:05.42
IX.STN3.EHN.02 ML:3.5 0.024799999999999996 0.52 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:05.13
IX.STN3.EHE.02 ML:3.6 0.0297 0.3 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:06.49
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00014450000000000002 0.5 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:07.62
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0001865 0.84 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:08.08
IV.PTRP.HHE. ML:1.8 0.0002615 0.42 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:08.57
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0003965 0.64 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:08.80
IV.PTRP.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00027949999999999996 0.4 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:09.42
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000213 1.24 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:11.71
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000192 0.8 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:12.04
IV.MCRV.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00008475 1.12 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:12.75
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:2.0 0.000338 1.46 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:13.23
IV.MCRV.HHE. ML:1.3 0.00004825 0.54 AML other m 2024-03-11T21:09:13.42
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