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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 0.6 on date 06-09-2024 and time 18:34:30 (Italy) in region 5 km W Castelsaraceno (PZ)

A magnitude ML 0.6 earthquake occured in region: 5 km W Castelsaraceno (PZ), on

  • 06-09-2024 16:34:30 (UTC)
  • 06-09-2024 18:34:30 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.1620, 15.9400 at 12 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
Castelsaraceno PZ 5 1384 1384
Latronico PZ 10 4556 5940
Sarconi PZ 11 1404 7344
Moliterno PZ 11 4062 11406
Spinoso PZ 12 1462 12868
San Chirico Raparo PZ 12 1084 13952
San Martino d'Agri PZ 13 801 14753
Carbone PZ 13 638 15391
Grumento Nova PZ 14 1700 17091
Lauria PZ 15 12919 30010
Lagonegro PZ 16 5584 35594
Nemoli PZ 16 1495 37089
Montemurro PZ 16 1235 38324
Episcopia PZ 17 1434 39758
Castelluccio Superiore PZ 17 824 40582
Calvera PZ 17 387 40969
Castelluccio Inferiore PZ 18 2131 43100
Rivello PZ 18 2767 45867
Teana PZ 18 613 46480
Armento PZ 19 631 47111

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
54 Km S of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
79 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
95 Km SE of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Cosenza (67546 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 0.6 2024-09-06
16:34:30		 40.1622 15.9402 12 2024-09-06
17:04:03		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 131258601
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-06 16:34:30 ± 0.14
Latitude 40.1622 ± 0.0054
Longitude 15.9402 ± 0.0071
Depth (km) 12 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 131258601

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 590
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 116
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 81
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 590.0
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 10
Number of defining phases 10
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) 0.05936
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.19425
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:0.6

Field Value
Value 0.6
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations 8
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131258601
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-06 17:04:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2024-09-06T16:34:38.83 0.3 undecidable manual S 210 21.4674 96 0.12 72
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-09-06T16:34:38.85 0.3 undecidable manual S 327 21.5673 96 0.13 72
IV.MTSN.HNZ. 2024-09-06T16:34:37.75 0.3 undecidable manual S 306 19.7691 98 -0.49 68
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-09-06T16:34:36.17 0.3 undecidable manual S 70 12.1767 117 -0.15 72
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2024-09-06T16:34:35.52 0.6 undecidable manual P 327 21.5673 96 0.27 47
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-09-06T16:34:35.39 0.6 undecidable manual S 290 6.5934 143 0.24 48
MN.CUC.HHZ. 2024-09-06T16:34:35.05 0.3 undecidable manual P 210 21.4674 96 -0.19 72
IV.MTSN.HNZ. 2024-09-06T16:34:35.01 0.3 undecidable manual P 306 19.7691 98 0.04 74
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2024-09-06T16:34:33.96 0.1 undecidable manual P 70 12.1767 117 0.1 100
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2024-09-06T16:34:33.19 0.3 undecidable manual P 290 6.5934 143 0 76
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.SIRI.HHN. ML:1.0 0.00012813475 0.24 AML other m 2024-09-06T16:34:35.68
IV.SCHR.EHE. ML:1.0 0.00008930885999999999 0.08 AML other m 2024-09-06T16:34:36.41
IV.SCHR.EHN. ML:0.8 0.00007160314499999999 0.1 AML other m 2024-09-06T16:34:36.32
IV.SIRI.HHE. ML:0.8 0.00008605341499999999 0.14 AML other m 2024-09-06T16:34:35.54
MN.CUC.HHE. ML:0.4 0.00001275838 0.16 AML other m 2024-09-06T16:34:40.09
MN.CUC.HHN. ML:0.2 0.000010134801499999999 0.22 AML other m 2024-09-06T16:34:39.82
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:0.2 0.000011537430999999999 0.16 AML other m 2024-09-06T16:34:39.30
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:0.4 0.000012721935 0.16 AML other m 2024-09-06T16:34:39.07
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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