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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.2 on date 19-03-2024 and time 06:35:37 (UTC) in region 4 km E Torraca (SA)

A magnitude ML 1.2 earthquake occured in region: 4 km E Torraca (SA), on

  • 19-03-2024 06:35:37 (UTC)
  • 19-03-2024 07:35:37 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.1060, 15.6880 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
Torraca SA 4 1263 1263
Sapri SA 6 6770 8033
Lagonegro PZ 7 5584 13617
Rivello PZ 7 2767 16384
Casaletto Spartano SA 8 1420 17804
Tortorella SA 8 523 18327
Vibonati SA 9 3293 21620
Nemoli PZ 11 1495 23115
Ispani SA 11 1026 24141
Trecchina PZ 12 2316 26457
Morigerati SA 12 665 27122
Casalbuono SA 12 1194 28316
Santa Marina SA 12 3243 31559
Maratea PZ 13 5139 36698
Caselle in Pittari SA 14 1956 38654
Lauria PZ 14 12919 51573
Torre Orsaia SA 19 2118 53691
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 19 6704 60395
Buonabitacolo SA 19 2549 62944
Sanza SA 19 2608 65552

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
60 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
82 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
99 Km SW of Matera (60436 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 1.2 2024-03-19
06:35:37		 40.1063 15.6882 10 2024-03-19
06:42:39		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 125980431
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-19 06:35:37 ± 0.11
Latitude 40.1063 ± 0.0081
Longitude 15.6882 ± 0.0047
Depth (km) 10 ± 0 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 125980431

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 950
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 276
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 348
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 950.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 191
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.16
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.31027
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitude information

ML:1.2

Field Value
Value 1.2
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 16
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 125980431
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-19 06:42:39
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.PZUN.HHZ. 2024-03-19T06:35:57.92 3.0 undecidable manual S 0.13 0
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-03-19T06:35:48.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 72 34.4433 50 -0.08 72
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-19T06:35:46.65 0.3 undecidable manual S 22 26.0517 50 -0.07 73
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-03-19T06:35:44.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 61 17.3715 120 0.04 75
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-03-19T06:35:43.88 0.6 negative manual P 72 34.4433 50 -0.06 48
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2024-03-19T06:35:42.28 0.3 undecidable manual S 287 11.9769 131 -0.26 72
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-03-19T06:35:42.64 0.3 negative manual P 22 26.0517 50 -0.01 74
IV.BULG.HHZ. 2024-03-19T06:35:42.86 0.3 undecidable manual P 263 26.5512 50 0.14 72
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-03-19T06:35:41.64 0.3 positive manual P 17 18.5703 119 0.3 71
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-03-19T06:35:41.04 0.1 positive manual P 61 17.3715 120 -0.1 99
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2024-03-19T06:35:40.33 0.1 undecidable manual P 287 11.9769 131 0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000146 0.32 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:42.37
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.1 0.000144 0.34 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:42.58
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000168 0.32 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:45.55
IV.SIRI.HNN. ML:1.3 0.000161 0.3 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:45.55
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00008654999999999999 0.6 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:45.39
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:1.3 0.0001705 1.72 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:45.10
IV.SIRI.HNE. ML:1.3 0.0001715 1.72 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:45.11
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.2 0.00009625000000000001 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:46.79
IV.BULG.HHE. ML:1.3 0.000113 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:47.32
IV.BULG.HNE. ML:1.3 0.00010580000000000001 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:47.32
IV.BULG.HNN. ML:1.3 0.00011300000000000001 0.22 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:47.35
IV.BULG.HHN. ML:1.3 0.0001155 0.76 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:47.73
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.0 0.00007944999999999999 0.42 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:47.15
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:0.8 0.000037000000000000005 0.76 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:48.26
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:1.1 0.00004815 1.7 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:48.08
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:1.0 0.000037900000000000006 1.68 AML other m 2024-03-19T06:35:48.97
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