Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.7 on date 17-04-2024 and time 19:30:03 (UTC) in region 3 km N Ricigliano (SA)

A magnitude ML 1.7 earthquake occured in region: 3 km N Ricigliano (SA), on

  • 17-04-2024 19:30:03 (UTC)
  • 17-04-2024 21:30:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6930, 15.4760 at 2 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.

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 6 1830 2974
Muro Lucano PZ 7 5497 8471
San Gregorio Magno SA 8 4286 12757
Romagnano al Monte SA 8 368 13125
Bella PZ 9 5171 18296
Baragiano PZ 10 2671 20967
Vietri di Potenza PZ 11 2832 23799
Castelgrande PZ 11 943 24742
Buccino SA 11 5047 29789
Salvitelle SA 11 560 30349
Caggiano SA 14 2765 33114
Picerno PZ 15 5985 39099
Savoia di Lucania PZ 15 1127 40226
San Fele PZ 15 3004 43230
Auletta SA 16 2336 45566
Colliano SA 16 3638 49204
Palomonte SA 16 3985 53189
Pertosa SA 17 690 53879
Ruoti PZ 17 3579 57458
Pescopagano PZ 17 1910 59368
Rapone PZ 17 990 60358
Laviano SA 18 1438 61796
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 18 1429 63225
Valva SA 18 1643 64868
Ruvo del Monte PZ 18 1083 65951
Santomenna SA 18 443 66394
Sant'Andrea di Conza AV 19 1539 67933
Castelnuovo di Conza SA 19 619 68552
Polla SA 20 5279 73831
Petina SA 20 1159 74990

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
29 Km W of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
43 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
60 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
62 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
65 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
73 Km SW of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
76 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
80 Km E of Scafati (50787 inhabitants)
84 Km E of Castellammare di Stabia (66466 inhabitants)
86 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
94 Km E of Torre del Greco (86275 inhabitants)
95 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Portici (55274 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Ercolano (53709 inhabitants)
97 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Acerra (59573 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 1.7 2024-04-17
19:30:03
40.6928 15.4758 2 2024-04-17
19:44:13
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126838021
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-04-17 19:30:03 ± 0.12
Latitude 40.6928 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.4758 ± 0.0083
Depth (km) 2 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 126838021

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 740
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 650
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 16
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 740.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 78
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.02698
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.36602
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty 0.4
Num. used stations 14
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126838021
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-04-17 19:44:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2024-04-17T19:30:13.29 0.6 undecidable manual S 291 27.6501 95 0.57 43
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-04-17T19:30:11.40 0.1 undecidable manual P 75 40.626 93 0.17 93
IV.VULT.HHZ. 2024-04-17T19:30:09.83 0.3 undecidable manual P 22 31.3464 94 0.45 67
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-04-17T19:30:08.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 213 26.751 95 -0.17 71
IX.STN3.EHZ.02 2024-04-17T19:30:08.06 0.3 undecidable manual P 141 23.3544 96 0.28 70
IV.MCRV.HHZ. 2024-04-17T19:30:08.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 291 27.6501 95 -0.36 69
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2024-04-17T19:30:05.62 0.3 undecidable manual S 9 7.0929 108 -0.06 76
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2024-04-17T19:30:04.31 0.1 undecidable manual P 9 7.0929 108 -0.27 97
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2024-04-17T19:30:04.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 85 2.997 128 -0.14 75
IX.SCL3.EHZ.02 2024-04-17T19:30:03.70 0.1 undecidable manual P 85 2.997 128 -0.13 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MCRV.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00029700000000000006 0.84 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:14.04
IX.STN3.EHN.02 ML:3.2 0.012649999999999998 0.36 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:15.15
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.2 0.0001013 0.62 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:16.34
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001825 1.38 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:17.03
IX.STN3.EHE.02 ML:3.3 0.01345 1.12 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:17.14
IV.MCRV.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000265 0.4 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:18.47
IV.MCRV.HNE. ML:2.1 0.000708 0.76 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:20.57
IV.MCRV.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0007365 1.08 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:20.58
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000178 1.46 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:21.78
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:1.7 0.000169 1.46 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:21.06
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.7 0.000161 1.48 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:21.74
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:1.7 0.0001625 1.5 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:21.75
IV.VULT.HHE. ML:1.5 0.0001385 0.74 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:22.94
IV.VULT.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000188 1.04 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:25.44
IX.SCL3.EHE.02 ML:0.0 0.07168607 0.08 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:04.37
IX.SCL3.EHN.02 ML:0.0 0.08396267499999999 0.128 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:04.55
IV.MRLC.HHE. ML:0.0 0.002449749 0.14 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:05.81
IV.MRLC.HHN. ML:0.0 0.0053273165 0.22 AML other m 2024-04-17T19:30:05.78
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