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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.1 on date 30-03-2016 and time 01:13:19 (Italy) in region 5 km NW Potenza (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.1 earthquake occured in region: 5 km NW Potenza (PZ), on

  • 29-03-2016 23:13:19 (UTC)
  • 30-03-2016 01:13:19 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.6820, 15.7820 at 23 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
Potenza PZ 5 67122 67122
Avigliano PZ 8 11577 78699
Ruoti PZ 10 3579 82278
Pietragalla PZ 11 4160 86438
Vaglio Basilicata PZ 12 2047 88485
Pignola PZ 12 6962 95447
Picerno PZ 13 5985 101432
Cancellara PZ 13 1309 102741
Tito PZ 14 7332 110073
Brindisi Montagna PZ 16 908 110981
Filiano PZ 16 2926 113907
Baragiano PZ 16 2671 116578
Acerenza PZ 19 2402 118980
Abriola PZ 19 1531 120511
Satriano di Lucania PZ 19 2374 122885
Tolve PZ 20 3251 126136

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
5 Km NW of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
66 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
67 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
68 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
75 Km SW of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
82 Km SW of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
85 Km SW of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
86 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
89 Km S of Foggia (151991 inhabitants)
90 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
90 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
91 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
98 Km SE of Benevento (60091 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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Felt maps
Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100 		Md 1.6
ML 1.1 		2016-03-29
23:13:19		 40.6817 15.7817 23 2016-03-29
23:18:18		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 24039151
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-03-29 23:13:19 ± 0.29
Latitude 40.6817 ± 0.0063
Longitude 15.7817 ± 0.0142
Depth (km) 23 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 24039151

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 1158
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 368
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 265
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 1160.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 111
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) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.16098
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.37232
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

ML:1.1

Field Value
Value 1.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 24039151
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-03-29 23:18:18

Md:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.6
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 24039151
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-03-29 23:18:18
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
TV.AG11.EHZ. 2016-03-29T23:13:33.73 0.1 undecidable manual S 160 41.3253 112 0.29 90
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2016-03-29T23:13:32.67 0.3 undecidable manual S 178 39.627 113 -0.34 69
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2016-03-29T23:13:31.92 0.3 undecidable manual S 201 34.743 117 0.1 71
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2016-03-29T23:13:30.90 0.3 undecidable manual S 27 32.745 118 -0.46 66
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2016-03-29T23:13:28.30 0.1 undecidable manual S 49 17.871 137 0.11 100
TV.AG11.EHZ. 2016-03-29T23:13:27.36 0.1 undecidable manual P 160 41.3253 112 -0.1 96
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2016-03-29T23:13:27.07 0.1 undecidable manual P 178 39.627 113 -0.15 95
IV.PALZ.HHZ. 2016-03-29T23:13:26.41 0.1 undecidable manual P 27 32.745 118 0.14 96
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2016-03-29T23:13:26.30 0.1 undecidable manual P 201 34.743 117 -0.23 94
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2016-03-29T23:13:25.66 0.1 undecidable manual P 289 25.9518 125 0.28 94
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2016-03-29T23:13:24.50 0.1 undecidable manual P 49 17.871 137 0.07 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.ACER.HHE. ML:1.0 0.0000583 0.16 AML other m 2016-03-29T23:13:28.88
IV.ACER.HHN. ML:1.1 0.00006465 0.18 AML other m 2016-03-29T23:13:29.17
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.1 0.00003805 1.58 AML other m 2016-03-29T23:13:33.49
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.1 0.0000371 1.58 AML other m 2016-03-29T23:13:37.00
IV.SLCN.HHN. ML:1.0 0.0000327 1.3 AML other m 2016-03-29T23:13:32.56
IV.SLCN.HHE. ML:1.2 0.000054099999999999994 0.58 AML other m 2016-03-29T23:13:32.29
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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