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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.1 on date 12-03-2024 and time 17:47:22 (Italy) in region 3 km N Ricigliano (SA)

A magnitude ML 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 3 km N Ricigliano (SA), on

  • 12-03-2024 16:47:22 (UTC)
  • 12-03-2024 17:47:22 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6980, 15.4890 at 3 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 3 1144 1144
Balvano PZ 5 1830 2974
Muro Lucano PZ 6 5497 8471
Bella PZ 8 5171 13642
San Gregorio Magno SA 9 4286 17928
Romagnano al Monte SA 9 368 18296
Baragiano PZ 9 2671 20967
Vietri di Potenza PZ 11 2832 23799
Castelgrande PZ 11 943 24742
Salvitelle SA 12 560 25302
Buccino SA 13 5047 30349
Picerno PZ 14 5985 36334
San Fele PZ 14 3004 39338
Caggiano SA 14 2765 42103
Savoia di Lucania PZ 15 1127 43230
Ruoti PZ 16 3579 46809
Auletta SA 16 2336 49145
Rapone PZ 17 990 50135
Colliano SA 17 3638 53773
Palomonte SA 17 3985 57758
Pescopagano PZ 17 1910 59668
Ruvo del Monte PZ 17 1083 60751
Pertosa SA 17 690 61441
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 18 1429 62870
Laviano SA 18 1438 64308
Santomenna SA 19 443 64751
Valva SA 19 1643 66394
Sant'Andrea di Conza AV 19 1539 67933
Castelnuovo di Conza SA 20 619 68552
Avigliano PZ 20 11577 80129

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
28 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
44 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
63 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
72 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
76 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
81 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
85 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
85 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
90 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
94 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
95 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
96 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
98 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 2.1 2024-03-12
16:47:22		 40.6977 15.4888 3 2024-03-12
16:57:22		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125845001
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-12 16:47:22 ± 0.08
Latitude 40.6977 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.4888 ± 0.0047
Depth (km) 3 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125845001

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 459
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 77
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 175
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 460.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 67
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 29
Number of defining phases 29
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.01709
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.07379
Number of stations at which the event was observed 23
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 23
Magnitude information

ML:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 30
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125845001
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-12 16:57:22
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SGRT.HHZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:43.30 0.6 positive manual P 10 119.1918 50 -0.03 40
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:40.57 0.1 undecidable manual P 76 96.5256 50 0.74 69
IV.MRVN.HHZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:35.52 0.1 undecidable manual P 56 71.6727 50 -0.49 80
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:33.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 112 52.0035 93 0.18 89
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:32.55 0.3 undecidable manual S 289 28.5492 96 0.11 71
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:31.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 55 48.1185 93 -0.32 87
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:31.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 147 49.0176 93 -0.37 64
IV.SGO.HHZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:30.32 0.6 undecidable manual S 225 21.5673 98 0.28 46
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:30.55 1.0 positive manual P 75 39.4272 94 0.14 23
IV.CAFE.HHZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:30.67 0.1 negative manual P 330 42.3243 94 -0.32 88
IV.VULT.HHZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:29.05 0.1 undecidable manual P 20 30.4473 95 0.43 88
IV.SNAL.HHZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:28.75 0.3 negative manual P 317 34.5432 95 -0.68 60
IX.SNR3.EHZ.02 2024-03-12T16:47:27.42 0.3 positive manual P 280 25.2525 96 -0.16 70
IX.CLT3.EHZ.02 2024-03-12T16:47:27.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 343 23.8539 97 0.5 87
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2024-03-12T16:47:27.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 265 13.3755 102 0.51 66
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:27.93 0.3 negative manual P 289 28.5492 96 -0.31 68
IX.RDM3.HHZ.02 2024-03-12T16:47:27.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 11 20.1687 98 0.58 85
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:27.83 0.1 positive manual P 214 27.8499 96 -0.26 91
IX.STN3.HNZ.02 2024-03-12T16:47:27.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 144 23.0547 97 0.01 97
IV.SGO.HHZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:26.91 0.1 undecidable manual P 225 21.5673 98 0.06 96
IX.COL3.HHZ.02 2024-03-12T16:47:25.35 0.1 negative manual P 265 13.3755 102 0.12 96
IX.CSG3.HNZ.01 2024-03-12T16:47:25.14 0.1 undecidable manual P 351 13.5753 102 -0.12 96
IX.VDS3.HNZ.02 2024-03-12T16:47:25.25 0.6 undecidable manual S 313 7.0929 112 0.11 49
IX.SFL3.HNZ.01 2024-03-12T16:47:25.03 0.1 undecidable manual P 37 12.5763 103 -0.05 98
IV.MRLC.HNZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:24.87 0.1 undecidable manual S 0 6.4935 114 -0.09 98
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2024-03-12T16:47:23.77 0.6 undecidable manual S 98 1.8981 146 0.09 49
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2024-03-12T16:47:23.15 0.1 negative manual P 98 1.8981 146 -0.03 100
IX.VDS3.HNZ.02 2024-03-12T16:47:23.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 313 7.0929 112 -0.21 96
IV.MRLC.HNZ. 2024-03-12T16:47:23.78 0.1 positive manual P 0 6.4935 114 -0.14 97
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IX.COL3.HHE.02 ML:2.9 0.009800000000000001 0.32 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:30.08
IX.COL3.HHN.02 ML:2.7 0.006279999999999999 0.58 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:30.53
IV.SGO.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0005635 0.3 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:32.88
IV.SGO.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0011099999999999999 0.58 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:33.39
IV.MCRV.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000415 0.44 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:33.92
IX.SNR3.HNE.01 ML:2.4 0.00147 0.62 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:34.37
IX.SNR3.EHE.02 ML:2.7 0.002945 0.56 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:34.37
IV.MCRV.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0004115 1.34 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:34.70
IV.CDRU.HNN. ML:1.8 0.00034050000000000004 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:35.56
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.8 0.000342 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:35.56
IV.CDRU.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0006225 0.3 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:36.63
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0006504999999999999 0.28 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:36.63
IX.SNR3.HNN.01 ML:2.6 0.0024050000000000005 0.26 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:37.02
IX.SNR3.EHN.02 ML:2.9 0.0046749999999999995 0.24 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:37.14
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00046550000000000004 0.62 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:39.13
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:2.1 0.00046599999999999994 0.44 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:40.05
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00046899999999999996 1.68 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:40.99
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0004815 1.34 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:40.99
IV.VULT.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0006205000000000001 0.64 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:41.82
IV.CAFE.HNN. ML:2.0 0.0003355 0.48 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:42.89
IV.CAFE.HHN. ML:2.0 0.000341 0.48 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:42.89
IV.SNAL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0006025000000000001 1.06 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:42.77
IV.SNAL.HNE. ML:2.1 0.0005895000000000001 1.08 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:42.78
IV.VULT.HHE. ML:2.0 0.0004855 1.22 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:43.29
IV.CAFE.HHE. ML:2.0 0.00035499999999999996 0.86 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:44.16
IV.CAFE.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0003415 0.86 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:44.17
IV.SNAL.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00047099999999999996 0.42 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:45.27
IV.SNAL.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0004895 0.92 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:46.06
IV.MRVN.HHN. ML:1.8 0.00009895 1.52 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:48.80
IV.MRVN.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0001186 1.16 AML other m 2024-03-12T16:47:50.98
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