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Earthquake with magnitude of Md 1.4 on date 12-03-2016 and time 03:17:18 (UTC) in region 2 km NE Armento (PZ)

A magnitude Md 1.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Armento (PZ), on

  • 12-03-2016 03:17:18 (UTC)
  • 12-03-2016 04:17:18 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.3210, 16.0790 at 22 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.

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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
Armento PZ 2 631 631
Guardia Perticara PZ 5 552 1183
Gallicchio PZ 6 862 2045
Montemurro PZ 8 1235 3280
Corleto Perticara PZ 8 2511 5791
Missanello PZ 9 566 6357
San Martino d'Agri PZ 10 801 7158
Gorgoglione MT 10 989 8147
Spinoso PZ 11 1462 9609
Cirigliano MT 11 375 9984
Aliano MT 13 1008 10992
San Chirico Raparo PZ 14 1084 12076
Viggiano PZ 15 3329 15405
Stigliano MT 16 4361 19766
Roccanova PZ 16 1543 21309
Grumento Nova PZ 17 1700 23009
Castronuovo di Sant'Andrea PZ 17 1067 24076
Laurenzana PZ 18 1797 25873
Sarconi PZ 18 1404 27277
Sant'Arcangelo PZ 19 6533 33810
Castelsaraceno PZ 19 1384 35194
Moliterno PZ 20 4062 39256
Calvera PZ 20 387 39643
Carbone PZ 20 638 40281

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
42 Km SE of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
59 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
69 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
98 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
99 Km W of Taranto (201100 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
Bulletin
Rev1000 		Md 1.4 2016-03-12
03:17:18		 40.3213 16.0793 22 2016-05-17
13:18:00		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 24771881
Reviewed
Rev100 		Md 1.4 2016-03-12
03:17:18		 40.2972 16.0818 21 2016-03-12
03:50:30		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 23795371
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-03-12 03:17:18 ± 0.14
Latitude 40.3213 ± 0.0063
Longitude 16.0793 ± 0.0047
Depth (km) 22 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 24771881

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 601
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 390
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) 600.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 104
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.09803
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.47664
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

Md:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.8
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 24771881
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-05-06 14:29:35

Md:1.4

Field Value
Value 1.4
Uncertainty 0.7
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 23795371
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-03-12 03:50:30
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2016-03-12T03:17:34.13 0.3 undecidable manual S 246 49.0176 107 0.08 71
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2016-03-12T03:17:32.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 44 43.8228 109 -0.4 67
IV.SLCN.HNZ. 2016-03-12T03:17:31.34 0.3 undecidable manual S 282 38.5281 112 -0.08 71
IV.CRAC.EHN. 2016-03-12T03:17:29.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 77 30.747 118 0.25 69
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2016-03-12T03:17:28.06 0.3 undecidable manual S 271 23.4543 127 0.16 72
IV.MTSN.HHN. 2016-03-12T03:17:28.64 0.3 undecidable manual S 258 28.4493 121 -0.35 68
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2016-03-12T03:17:27.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 229 23.6541 126 -0.23 71
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2016-03-12T03:17:27.58 0.6 undecidable manual P 246 49.0176 107 0.27 45
IV.ACER.HNZ. 2016-03-12T03:17:27.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 347 52.9026 105 -0.45 64
IV.SLCN.HNZ. 2016-03-12T03:17:26.02 0.6 undecidable manual P 282 38.5281 112 0.24 46
IV.MIGL.HHZ. 2016-03-12T03:17:26.53 0.1 undecidable manual P 44 43.8228 109 -0.01 96
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2016-03-12T03:17:25.71 0.3 undecidable manual S 181 13.5753 144 -0.31 71
TV.AG11.EHZ. 2016-03-12T03:17:25.76 0.1 undecidable manual S 277 10.878 150 0.13 98
IV.MTSN.HHN. 2016-03-12T03:17:24.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 258 28.4493 121 0.12 72
IV.CRAC.EHN. 2016-03-12T03:17:24.77 0.3 undecidable manual P 77 30.747 118 0.06 72
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2016-03-12T03:17:24.00 0.1 undecidable manual P 271 23.4543 127 0.25 95
IV.SIRI.HHZ. 2016-03-12T03:17:23.77 0.1 undecidable manual P 229 23.6541 126 -0.01 98
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2016-03-12T03:17:22.63 0.1 undecidable manual P 181 13.5753 144 -0.04 100
TV.AG11.EHZ. 2016-03-12T03:17:22.67 0.1 undecidable manual P 277 10.878 150 0.23 97
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