Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.9 on date 20-05-1992 and time 23:44:09 (Italy) in region 4 km SE Viggianello (PZ)

A magnitude Md 1.9 earthquake occured in region: 4 km SE Viggianello (PZ), on

  • 20-05-1992 21:44:09 (UTC)
  • 20-05-1992 23:44:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 39.9580, 16.1250 at 18 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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
Viggianello PZ 4 3025 3025
San Severino Lucano PZ 7 1563 4588
Rotonda PZ 8 3494 8082
Morano Calabro CS 13 4576 12658
Laino Borgo CS 13 1921 14579
Laino Castello CS 13 848 15427
Episcopia PZ 13 1434 16861
Mormanno CS 14 3027 19888
Castelluccio Superiore PZ 14 824 20712
Castelluccio Inferiore PZ 14 2131 22843
Terranova di Pollino PZ 15 1208 24051
Francavilla in Sinni PZ 15 4215 28266
San Basile CS 17 1055 29321
Castrovillari CS 18 22240 51561
Latronico PZ 18 4556 56117
San Costantino Albanese PZ 18 729 56846
Frascineto CS 18 2154 59000
Fardella PZ 18 627 59627
Teana PZ 19 613 60240
San Lorenzo Bellizzi CS 19 644 60884

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
75 Km N of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
81 Km SE of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
89 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 1.9 1992-05-20
21:44:09
39.958 16.125 18 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 164949
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1992-05-20 21:44:09 ± 0.166
Latitude 39.9580 ± 0.0157
Longitude 16.1250 ± 0.0193
Depth (km) 18 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 164949

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 2395.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 114
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00105
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00777
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitude information

Md:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 164949
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 19:34:16
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.SGO.Z. 1992-05-20T21:44:39.80 10.0 undecidable manual SN 314 0.8658 0.36 0.3
--.SGO.Z. 1992-05-20T21:44:26.49 10.0 undecidable manual PN 314 0.8658 0.27 1
--.MGR.Z. 1992-05-20T21:44:25.72 10.0 undecidable manual SG 292 0.4662 -0.69 0.2
--.TDS.Z. 1992-05-20T21:44:21.82 10.0 undecidable manual SG 151 0.333 -0.49 0.4
--.ORI.Z. 1992-05-20T21:44:20.57 10.0 undecidable manual SG 69 0.2553 0.61 0.2
--.ROI.Z. 1992-05-20T21:44:19.48 10.0 undecidable manual PG 138 0.5106 -0.42 1
--.MGR.Z. 1992-05-20T21:44:18.66 10.0 undecidable manual PG 292 0.4662 -0.46 0.9
--.TDS.Z. 1992-05-20T21:44:16.87 10.0 undecidable manual PG 151 0.333 0.12 1.8
--.ORI.Z. 1992-05-20T21:44:15.30 10.0 undecidable manual PG 69 0.2553 -0.36 1.3
--.CSI.Z. 1992-05-20T21:44:14.78 10.0 undecidable manual PG 143 0.2109 0.13 3.5
--.MMN.Z. 1992-05-20T21:44:14.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 236 0.1221 0.71 0.4
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