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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 21-03-2024 and time 10:39:44 (Italy) in region 3 km E Statte (TA)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Statte (TA), on

  • 21-03-2024 09:39:44 (UTC)
  • 21-03-2024 10:39:44 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.5630, 17.2390 at 8 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
Statte TA 3 13983 13983
Crispiano TA 5 13802 27785
Montemesola TA 8 3949 31734
Taranto TA 10 201100 232834
Massafra TA 11 33003 265837
Monteiasi TA 14 5623 271460
Grottaglie TA 16 32234 303694
San Giorgio Ionico TA 17 15344 319038
Palagiano TA 17 16067 335105
Carosino TA 17 7010 342115
Martina Franca TA 18 49118 391233
Mottola TA 19 15997 407230
Roccaforzata TA 19 1827 409057
Monteparano TA 20 2441 411498

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
10 Km N of Taranto (201100 inhabitants)
55 Km E of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
60 Km W of Brindisi (88302 inhabitants)
65 Km E of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
70 Km SE of Bari (326344 inhabitants)
76 Km SE of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
82 Km W of Lecce (94773 inhabitants)
89 Km SE of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
98 Km SE of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
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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 1.5 2024-03-21
09:39:44		 40.5632 17.2387 8 2024-03-21
09:45:57		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126027811
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-03-21 09:39:44 ± 0.1
Latitude 40.5632 ± 0.0063
Longitude 17.2387 ± 0.0059
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 126027811

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 609
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 570
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 39
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 610.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 140
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 13
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.22
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.59085
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:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126027811
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-03-21 09:45:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.TIR.HHZ. 2024-03-21T09:40:20.72 3.0 undecidable manual Pg 0.42 0
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2024-03-21T09:40:05.86 0.6 undecidable manual S 306 65.5899 50 0.21 44
GE.MATE.HHZ. 2024-03-21T09:40:00.81 0.6 undecidable manual S 282 46.0206 50 0.39 44
IV.LTRZ.HHZ. 2024-03-21T09:39:57.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 277 35.6421 102 0.17 70
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2024-03-21T09:39:56.35 0.3 undecidable manual P 306 65.5899 50 -0.53 61
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2024-03-21T09:39:55.32 0.3 undecidable manual S 330 29.0487 105 0.02 73
OT.CGL1.HHZ. 2024-03-21T09:39:54.00 0.6 undecidable manual S 68 25.2525 107 -0.06 48
GE.MATE.HHZ. 2024-03-21T09:39:53.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 282 46.0206 50 -0.14 69
IV.LTRZ.HHZ. 2024-03-21T09:39:52.10 0.1 undecidable manual P 277 35.6421 102 -0.1 95
OT.CGL1.HHZ. 2024-03-21T09:39:50.51 0.3 undecidable manual P 68 25.2525 107 0.32 69
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2024-03-21T09:39:50.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 330 29.0487 105 -0.09 96
OT.TAR1.HHZ. 2024-03-21T09:39:48.09 0.3 undecidable manual S 137 5.6943 143 -0.09 75
OT.TAR1.HHZ. 2024-03-21T09:39:46.87 0.1 undecidable manual P 137 5.6943 143 0.08 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
OT.TAR1.HHE. ML:0.0 0.001938529 0.18 AML other m 2024-03-21T09:39:49.41
IV.NOCI.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000244 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-21T09:39:57.58
IV.NOCI.HNN. ML:1.6 0.000228 0.2 AML other m 2024-03-21T09:39:57.58
IV.NOCI.HNE. ML:1.6 0.00019928059999999996 0.4 AML other m 2024-03-21T09:40:00.55
IV.NOCI.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002032991 0.4 AML other m 2024-03-21T09:40:00.54
IV.AMUR.HHE. ML:1.2 0.0000313 0.72 AML other m 2024-03-21T09:40:13.52
IV.AMUR.HHN. ML:1.3 0.000035867525 0.54 AML other m 2024-03-21T09:40:13.11
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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