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Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.5 on date 02-05-2016 and time 22:10:03 (Italy) in region 1 km SE Brienza (PZ)

A magnitude ML 1.5 earthquake occured in region: 1 km SE Brienza (PZ), on

  • 02-05-2016 20:10:03 (UTC)
  • 02-05-2016 22:10:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.4700, 15.6390 at 20 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
Brienza PZ 1 4078 4078
Sasso di Castalda PZ 4 835 4913
Atena Lucana SA 7 2336 7249
Sala Consilina SA 8 12664 19913
Satriano di Lucania PZ 8 2374 22287
Marsico Nuovo PZ 10 4098 26385
Sant'Angelo Le Fratte PZ 11 1429 27814
Sant'Arsenio SA 13 2815 30629
San Pietro al Tanagro SA 13 1695 32324
Teggiano SA 13 7976 40300
Paterno PZ 13 3368 43668
Tito PZ 13 7332 51000
Polla SA 13 5279 56279
Savoia di Lucania PZ 13 1127 57406
Padula SA 14 5368 62774
Abriola PZ 15 1531 64305
San Rufo SA 15 1754 66059
Sassano SA 15 5013 71072
Caggiano SA 16 2765 73837
Monte San Giacomo SA 16 1572 75409
Pignola PZ 17 6962 82371
Calvello PZ 18 1948 84319
Pertosa SA 18 690 85009
Vietri di Potenza PZ 18 2832 87841
Picerno PZ 19 5985 93826
Marsicovetere PZ 19 5546 99372

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km SW of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
57 Km E of Battipaglia (50786 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Salerno (135261 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Cava de' Tirreni (53659 inhabitants)
84 Km W of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
87 Km SE of Avellino (54857 inhabitants)
87 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
91 Km S of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
99 Km E of Scafati (50787 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 		ML 1.5 2016-05-02
20:10:03		 40.4702 15.6387 20 2016-11-08
11:48:48		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 25698631
Reviewed
Rev100 		ML 1.5 2016-05-02
20:10:03		 40.4685 15.6402 20 2016-05-02
20:17:11		 Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 24794701
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2016-05-02 20:10:03 ± 0.13
Latitude 40.4702 ± 0.0045
Longitude 15.6387 ± 0.0059
Depth (km) 20 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 25698631

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 588
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 117
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 316
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) 93
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) 0.26
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.08004
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.42898
Number of stations at which the event was observed 10
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 10
Magnitudes information

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 25698631
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-06-08 15:25:24

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 7
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 24794701
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2016-05-02 20:17:11
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:18.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 129 47.619 104 -0.25 68
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:17.49 0.3 undecidable manual S 36 43.4232 105 0.07 71
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:16.10 0.1 undecidable manual S 191 37.5291 108 0.18 92
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:15.22 0.3 undecidable manual S 239 33.0447 112 0.45 66
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:13.15 0.3 undecidable manual S 157 24.5532 120 0.41 68
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:13.32 0.1 undecidable manual S 275 28.2495 116 -0.29 91
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:12.10 0.3 undecidable manual S 139 21.1677 125 0.12 73
BA.PZUN.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:12.91 0.3 undecidable manual S 36 24.0537 121 0.27 71
IV.ACER.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:11.03 0.3 undecidable manual P 36 43.4232 105 -0.31 66
IV.SCHR.EHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:11.55 0.1 undecidable manual P 129 47.619 104 -0.42 87
IV.MGR.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:10.44 0.3 undecidable manual P 191 37.5291 108 -0.04 72
IV.MRLC.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:10.50 0.3 undecidable manual P 338 34.1436 111 0.52 66
IV.CMPR.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:09.81 0.1 undecidable manual P 239 33.0447 112 0 97
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:09.58 0.3 undecidable manual S 183 8.88 152 -0.2 72
IV.CDRU.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:08.92 0.3 undecidable manual P 275 28.2495 116 -0.23 70
IV.MCEL.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:08.00 0.3 undecidable manual P 139 21.1677 125 -0.21 71
IV.MTSN.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:08.60 0.3 undecidable manual P 157 24.5532 120 -0.04 74
BA.PZUN.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:08.90 0.3 undecidable manual P 36 24.0537 121 0.32 70
IV.SLCN.HHZ. 2016-05-02T20:10:06.89 0.1 negative manual P 183 8.88 152 -0.04 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.CDRU.HHN. ML:1.5 0.000142 0.28 AML other m 2016-05-02T20:10:13.67
IV.CDRU.HHE. ML:1.8 0.00024249999999999999 0.72 AML other m 2016-05-02T20:10:13.90
IV.CMPR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00008595 1.08 AML other m 2016-05-02T20:10:14.80
IV.CMPR.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00010275 1.4 AML other m 2016-05-02T20:10:15.79
IV.MCEL.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00014749999999999998 0.68 AML other m 2016-05-02T20:10:13.55
IV.MCEL.HHN. ML:1.3 0.00011599999999999999 0.94 AML other m 2016-05-02T20:10:12.98
IV.MGR.HHN. ML:1.6 0.0001248 0.34 AML other m 2016-05-02T20:10:16.92
IV.MGR.HHE. ML:1.4 0.0000799 1.52 AML other m 2016-05-02T20:10:18.34
IV.MTSN.HHE. ML:1.4 0.00013550000000000001 0.58 AML other m 2016-05-02T20:10:13.80
IV.MTSN.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00014050000000000003 0.34 AML other m 2016-05-02T20:10:15.86
BA.PZUN.HHE. ML:1.6 0.000177 1.34 AML other m 2016-05-02T20:10:14.88
BA.PZUN.HHN. ML:1.5 0.00015949999999999997 0.46 AML other m 2016-05-02T20:10:14.18
IV.SLCN.HHN. ML:1.7 0.00040800000000000005 0.6 AML other m 2016-05-02T20:10:10.99
IV.SLCN.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0006525000000000001 0.32 AML other m 2016-05-02T20:10:11.37
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