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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.8 on date 18-04-2024 and time 22:00:39 (UTC) in region 2 km W Montemurro (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.8 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Montemurro (PZ), on

  • 18-04-2024 22:00:39 (UTC)
  • 19-04-2024 00:00:39 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.3070, 15.9680 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
Montemurro PZ 2 1235 1235
Spinoso PZ 5 1462 2697
Viggiano PZ 7 3329 6026
Grumento Nova PZ 7 1700 7726
Armento PZ 8 631 8357
Sarconi PZ 9 1404 9761
San Martino d'Agri PZ 11 801 10562
Corleto Perticara PZ 11 2511 13073
Moliterno PZ 11 4062 17135
Guardia Perticara PZ 13 552 17687
Marsicovetere PZ 14 5546 23233
Gallicchio PZ 15 862 24095
Tramutola PZ 15 3089 27184
Castelsaraceno PZ 16 1384 28568
San Chirico Raparo PZ 16 1084 29652
Missanello PZ 17 566 30218
Laurenzana PZ 17 1797 32015
Gorgoglione MT 18 989 33004
Cirigliano MT 20 375 33379

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
40 Km SE of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
76 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 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 1.8 2024-04-18
22:00:39		 40.307 15.9678 10 2024-04-18
22:11:47		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 126872591
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-04-18 22:00:39 ± 0.07
Latitude 40.3070 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.9678 ± 0.0059
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 126872591

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 457
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 401
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 358
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) 65
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 30
Number of defining phases 28
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.31
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00000
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.76982
Number of stations at which the event was observed 19
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 17
Magnitude information

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 32
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 126872591
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-04-18 22:11:47
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MRB1.HNZ. 2024-04-18T22:01:02.93 3.0 undecidable manual P 2.15 0
IV.NOCI.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:58.74 3.0 undecidable manual P 0.58 0
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:58.23 0.3 undecidable manual S 290 59.5959 50 -0.24 66
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:58.72 0.3 undecidable manual S 146 57.498 50 0.82 55
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:57.24 0.3 undecidable manual S 358 53.3022 50 0.47 63
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:56.11 0.3 undecidable manual S 50 51.8037 50 -0.28 66
IV.AMUR.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:54.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 39 85.4478 50 0.14 64
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:53.45 0.1 undecidable manual S 242 39.8268 50 0.27 90
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:52.98 0.3 undecidable manual S 161 37.7289 50 0.34 67
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:52.68 0.3 undecidable manual P 359 70.6737 50 0.38 62
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:50.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 290 59.5959 50 -0.38 64
IV.SALB.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:50.14 0.3 undecidable manual P 146 57.498 50 -0.13 67
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:49.92 0.1 undecidable manual S 18 25.0527 112 0.72 81
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:49.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 358 53.3022 50 -0.09 91
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:48.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 50 51.8037 50 -0.94 70
MN.CUC.HNN. 2024-04-18T22:00:47.27 0.3 undecidable manual P 200 37.0296 50 0.15 70
XE.T0701.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:47.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 161 37.7289 50 -0.16 93
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:47.38 0.1 undecidable manual S 256 18.87 118 0.14 96
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:47.28 0.1 undecidable manual P 242 39.8268 50 -0.27 90
IV.CRAC.EHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:47.62 0.1 undecidable manual P 78 40.3263 50 -0.01 95
IX.PGN3.HHN.02 2024-04-18T22:00:46.54 0.1 undecidable manual P 334 32.745 50 0.08 95
IX.STN3.HNZ.02 2024-04-18T22:00:46.55 0.3 undecidable manual P 313 36.4413 50 -0.48 65
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:45.83 0.1 undecidable manual S 278 14.1747 125 -0.02 99
IV.PTRP.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:45.12 0.1 undecidable manual P 18 25.0527 112 -0.13 95
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:45.98 0.1 undecidable manual S 143 15.0738 123 -0.12 97
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:44.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 256 18.87 118 0.08 97
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:43.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 278 14.1747 125 0.1 98
IX.VGG3.HNZ.01 2024-04-18T22:00:43.88 0.1 undecidable manual S 300 6.4935 147 -0.08 99
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-04-18T22:00:43.27 0.1 undecidable manual P 143 15.0738 123 -0.18 96
IX.VGG3.HNZ.01 2024-04-18T22:00:42.17 0.1 undecidable manual P 300 6.4935 147 -0.05 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:1.7 0.00048499999999999997 0.24 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:46.14
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0005629999999999999 0.52 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:47.09
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:1.6 0.000404 0.22 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:47.40
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0008265 0.9 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:47.29
IV.MCEL.HNN. ML:2.2 0.00163 1.58 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:47.02
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.7 0.00039 0.62 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:48.32
IV.MTSN.HNE. ML:1.7 0.000391 0.64 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:48.31
IV.MCEL.HNE. ML:2.4 0.0022949999999999997 1.64 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:49.10
IV.MTSN.HNN. ML:1.9 0.0006094999999999999 0.26 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:49.70
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.9 0.000642 0.26 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:49.71
IV.PTRP.HHN. ML:1.7 0.000268 0.58 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:52.62
IV.PTRP.HHE. ML:1.6 0.0002605 0.34 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:54.43
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.000129 0.18 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:55.07
XE.T0701.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00010250000000000001 0.72 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:55.75
IV.CRAC.EHE. ML:2.4 0.0008694999999999999 0.64 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:55.15
IV.CRAC.EHN. ML:2.4 0.0008629999999999999 0.96 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:55.43
IV.MIGL.HHN. ML:2.2 0.00035299999999999996 0.52 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:55.70
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00013550000000000001 0.28 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:56.28
XE.T0701.HHE. ML:1.5 0.000108 0.52 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:56.78
IV.ACER.HNE. ML:2.4 0.0005520000000000001 0.66 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:58.45
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:2.4 0.000588 0.66 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:58.45
IV.ACER.HNN. ML:2.1 0.0003175 0.62 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:58.62
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:2.2 0.0003375 0.62 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:58.62
IV.MIGL.HHE. ML:2.2 0.0003595 0.64 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:59.34
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.4 0.0000519 0.86 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:59.39
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.5 0.00006665000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:00:59.25
IV.SALB.HHN. ML:1.4 0.000055150000000000006 1.22 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:01:00.11
IV.SALB.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00005955 1.82 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:01:01.91
IV.AMUR.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00006055 0.18 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:01:08.03
IV.AMUR.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0000578 1.44 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:01:10.11
IV.NOCI.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00006505 0.56 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:01:13.80
IV.NOCI.HHE. ML:1.9 0.00006594999999999999 0.56 AML other m 2024-04-18T22:01:13.88
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