Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 08-05-1987 and time 17:15:51 (Italy) in region 2 km NE Genga (AN)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Genga (AN), on

  • 08-05-1987 15:15:51 (UTC)
  • 08-05-1987 17:15:51 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.4410, 12.9560 at 7 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
Genga AN 2 1797 1797
Serra San Quirico AN 5 2850 4647
Arcevia AN 7 4612 9259
Mergo AN 8 1037 10296
Sassoferrato AN 8 7285 17581
Rosora AN 10 1985 19566
Castelplanio AN 12 3540 23106
Fabriano AN 12 31480 54586
Poggio San Vicino MC 12 246 54832
Poggio San Marcello AN 13 693 55525
Montecarotto AN 13 1987 57512
Cupramontana AN 13 4756 62268
Serra de' Conti AN 13 3746 66014
Cerreto d'Esi AN 14 3817 69831
Maiolati Spontini AN 14 6248 76079
Apiro MC 15 2280 78359
Monte Roberto AN 16 3061 81420
Serra Sant'Abbondio PU 16 1027 82447
Castelbellino AN 16 4947 87394
Barbara AN 17 1368 88762
Pergola PU 17 6333 95095
San Paolo di Jesi AN 18 933 96028
San Lorenzo in Campo PU 18 3414 99442
Staffolo AN 19 2253 101695
Castelleone di Suasa AN 19 1676 103371
Frontone PU 19 1300 104671
Ostra Vetere AN 20 3311 107982

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
45 Km S of Fano (60888 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
52 Km S of Pesaro (94582 inhabitants)
58 Km NE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
59 Km NE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
76 Km SE of Rimini (147750 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Arezzo (99543 inhabitants)
96 Km SE of Cesena (96758 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 2.4 1987-05-08
15:15:51
43.441 12.956 7 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 46549
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-05-08 15:15:51 ± 0.193
Latitude 43.4410 ± 0.0133
Longitude 12.9560 ± 0.0221
Depth (km) 7 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 46549

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) 2314.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 141
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.4
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00049
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00429
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitude information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 46549
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 17:45:44
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.AM8.Z. 1987-05-08T15:16:09.82 10.0 undecidable manual SG 76 0.4773 0.67 0.2
--.ASS.Z. 1987-05-08T15:16:08.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 210 0.4329 0.2 0.5
--.CM8.Z. 1987-05-08T15:16:03.33 10.0 undecidable manual SG 150 0.2775 0.87 0.1
--.ASS.Z. 1987-05-08T15:16:01.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 210 0.4329 0.17 1.2
--.AM8.Z. 1987-05-08T15:16:01.11 10.0 undecidable manual PG 76 0.4773 -0.5 0.7
--.CM8.Z. 1987-05-08T15:15:57.25 10.0 negative manual PG 150 0.2775 -0.5 1.7
--.ARV.Z. 1987-05-08T15:15:54.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 351 0.0555 -0.21 0.8
--.ARV.Z. 1987-05-08T15:15:53.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 351 0.0555 0.23 2.7
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