Earthquake (quarry blast) with magnitude of ML 0.8 on date 24-05-2024 and time 10:30:44 (Italy) in region 2 km SW Montesano sulla Marcellana (SA)

A magnitude ML 0.8 (quarry blast) earthquake occured in region: 2 km SW Montesano sulla Marcellana (SA), on

  • 24-05-2024 08:30:44 (UTC)
  • 24-05-2024 10:30:44 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.2650, 15.6780 at 0 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Event type: quarry blast.

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
Montesano sulla Marcellana SA 2 6704 6704
Buonabitacolo SA 5 2549 9253
Casalbuono SA 6 1194 10447
Padula SA 9 5368 15815
Sanza SA 11 2608 18423
Tramutola PZ 11 3089 21512
Sassano SA 13 5013 26525
Casaletto Spartano SA 13 1420 27945
Paterno PZ 14 3368 31313
Monte San Giacomo SA 14 1572 32885
Tortorella SA 15 523 33408
Caselle in Pittari SA 15 1956 35364
Moliterno PZ 16 4062 39426
Sala Consilina SA 17 12664 52090
Morigerati SA 17 665 52755
Lagonegro PZ 17 5584 58339
Torraca SA 17 1263 59602
Teggiano SA 17 7976 67578
Marsicovetere PZ 18 5546 73124
Marsico Nuovo PZ 18 4098 77222
Grumento Nova PZ 18 1700 78922
Sarconi PZ 18 1404 80326
Vibonati SA 20 3293 83619

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
43 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
70 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
90 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
90 Km SE of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
96 Km SE of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
97 Km SW of Altamura (70396 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 0.8 2024-05-24
08:30:44
40.2648 15.6783 1 2024-05-24
08:56:13
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 128109361
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-05-24 08:30:44 ± 0.09
Latitude 40.2648 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.6783 ± 0.0047
Depth (km) 1 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type quarry blast
Origin ID 128109361

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 740
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 380
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 22
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) 161
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 5
Number of defining phases 5
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.11
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.05576
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.29138
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

ML:0.8

Field Value
Value 0.8
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 128109361
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-05-24 08:56:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.CMPR.HHE. 2024-05-24T08:30:50.88 0.6 undecidable manual P 281 32.3454 91 -0.07 48
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-05-24T08:30:48.33 0.6 undecidable manual P 120 18.4704 92 0.15 48
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2024-05-24T08:30:47.42 0.3 undecidable manual P 344 14.3745 92 0.06 74
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-05-24T08:30:46.97 0.3 undecidable manual P 57 12.3765 92 0.01 75
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2024-05-24T08:30:45.63 0.1 positive manual P 89 6.1938 95 -0.09 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SLCN.HHE. ML:1.1 0.000165 0.28 AML other m 2024-05-24T08:30:52.75
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:0.6 0.000034250000000000006 0.48 AML other m 2024-05-24T08:30:53.39
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:0.3 0.0000216 0.32 AML other m 2024-05-24T08:30:53.76
IV.SLCN.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0001135 0.3 AML other m 2024-05-24T08:30:54.65
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:0.7 0.0000487 0.64 AML other m 2024-05-24T08:30:54.96
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:0.2 0.00001685 1.76 AML other m 2024-05-24T08:30:58.06
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:0.0 0.000056637385 0.08 AML other m 2024-05-24T08:30:45.85
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:0.0 0.000025204705 0.14 AML other m 2024-05-24T08:30:45.86
IV.MTSN.HNE. ML:0.0 0.00005255525 0.09 AML other m 2024-05-24T08:30:45.85
IV.MTSN.HNN. ML:0.0 0.000025442864999999998 0.13 AML other m 2024-05-24T08:30:45.79
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