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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.4 on date 13-03-2024 and time 10:04:44 (UTC) in region 6 km SE Sarconi (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 6 km SE Sarconi (PZ), on

  • 13-03-2024 10:04:44 (UTC)
  • 13-03-2024 11:04:44 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.2130, 15.9430 at 10 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
Sarconi PZ 6 1404 1404
Spinoso PZ 6 1462 2866
Castelsaraceno PZ 7 1384 4250
Moliterno PZ 7 4062 8312
Grumento Nova PZ 9 1700 10012
San Martino d'Agri PZ 10 801 10813
Montemurro PZ 11 1235 12048
San Chirico Raparo PZ 12 1084 13132
Viggiano PZ 15 3329 16461
Latronico PZ 15 4556 21017
Armento PZ 15 631 21648
Carbone PZ 15 638 22286
Tramutola PZ 18 3089 25375
Lagonegro PZ 18 5584 30959
Calvera PZ 19 387 31346
Gallicchio PZ 19 862 32208

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
49 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
86 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.4 2024-03-13
10:04:44		 40.2127 15.9428 10 2024-03-13
10:10:09		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125854841
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-13 10:04:44 ± 0.08
Latitude 40.2127 ± 0.0072
Longitude 15.9428 ± 0.0059
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 125854841

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 827
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 395
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 23
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) 113
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 15
Number of defining phases 15
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.06475
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.37592
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitude information

ML:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 10
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125854841
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-13 10:10:09
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
XE.T0701.HNZ. 2024-03-13T10:04:54.48 0.6 undecidable manual S 150 29.1486 50 -0.09 48
IX.PGN3.HHZ.02 2024-03-13T10:04:52.32 1.0 undecidable manual P 343 41.7249 50 0.19 23
XE.TNOVA.HHZ. 2024-03-13T10:04:51.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 134 37.7289 50 -0.19 46
XE.LAICA.HHZ. 2024-03-13T10:04:50.39 0.6 undecidable manual P 175 29.4483 50 0.16 47
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2024-03-13T10:04:50.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 256 34.0437 50 -0.04 72
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-13T10:04:50.53 0.6 undecidable manual S 316 17.2716 121 -0.64 42
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-03-13T10:04:50.91 0.6 undecidable manual S 290 17.2716 121 -0.27 47
XE.T0701.HNZ. 2024-03-13T10:04:50.11 0.1 undecidable manual P 150 29.1486 50 -0.07 96
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-03-13T10:04:49.31 0.6 undecidable manual S 98 11.3775 132 -0.23 48
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-03-13T10:04:48.65 0.6 undecidable manual S 242 7.1928 145 0.07 50
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-03-13T10:04:48.43 0.1 positive manual P 290 17.2716 121 0.2 95
IX.VGG3.HNZ.01 2024-03-13T10:04:48.23 0.6 undecidable manual P 345 14.1747 126 0.53 45
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-13T10:04:48.27 0.6 positive manual P 316 17.2716 121 0.05 49
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-03-13T10:04:47.34 0.1 negative manual P 98 11.3775 132 0.06 99
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-03-13T10:04:46.79 0.1 positive manual P 242 7.1928 145 0.06 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:1.3 0.0002175 0.92 AML other m 2024-03-13T10:04:49.41
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:1.2 0.0002 1.16 AML other m 2024-03-13T10:04:49.40
IV.MTSN.HNN. ML:1.6 0.0003125 0.78 AML other m 2024-03-13T10:04:51.10
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0003525 0.78 AML other m 2024-03-13T10:04:51.11
IV.MTSN.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0002925 0.68 AML other m 2024-03-13T10:04:51.30
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000282 0.68 AML other m 2024-03-13T10:04:51.30
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00014250000000000002 1.54 AML other m 2024-03-13T10:04:52.87
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.2 0.00013000000000000002 1.02 AML other m 2024-03-13T10:04:52.26
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:1.5 0.0002585 0.5 AML other m 2024-03-13T10:04:52.66
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:1.9 0.000739 0.84 AML other m 2024-03-13T10:04:53.33
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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