Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.2 on date 12-08-1987 and time 00:08:42 (Italy) in region 7 km W Montemonaco (AP)

A magnitude Md 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 7 km W Montemonaco (AP), on

  • 11-08-1987 22:08:42 (UTC)
  • 12-08-1987 00:08:42 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.8900, 13.2430 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Montemonaco AP 7 604 604
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 7 281 885
Montegallo AP 9 523 1408
Montefortino FM 10 1178 2586
Ussita MC 10 444 3030
Bolognola MC 12 142 3172
Visso MC 13 1107 4279
Amandola FM 14 3629 7908
Arquata del Tronto AP 14 1178 9086
Comunanza AP 16 3166 12252
Norcia PG 16 4957 17209
Acquacanina MC 17 121 17330
Preci PG 17 724 18054
Sarnano MC 17 3264 21318
Palmiano AP 18 196 21514
Fiastra MC 18 559 22073
Acquasanta Terme AP 19 2916 24989
Roccafluvione AP 19 2010 26999

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
45 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
46 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
61 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
61 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
84 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
85 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
92 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 2.2
ML-VAX 1.7
1987-08-11
22:08:42
42.89 13.243 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 53729
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-08-11 22:08:42 ± 0.188
Latitude 42.8900 ± 0.0154
Longitude 13.2430 ± 0.0192
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 53729

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) 2319.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 177
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) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00235
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00575
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 53729
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 17:51:48

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 53729
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.ARV.Z. 1987-08-11T22:09:05.91 10.0 undecidable manual SG 340 0.6327 0.82 0
--.ASS.Z. 1987-08-11T22:08:59.74 10.0 undecidable manual SG 292 0.4551 0.47 0.3
--.ARV.Z. 1987-08-11T22:08:54.91 10.0 undecidable manual PG 340 0.6327 -0.61 0.3
--.CM8.Z. 1987-08-11T22:08:54.42 10.0 undecidable manual SG 346 0.3108 0.03 1
--.ALP.Z. 1987-08-11T22:08:53.18 10.0 undecidable manual SG 114 0.2553 0.42 0.5
--.ASS.Z. 1987-08-11T22:08:52.14 10.0 undecidable manual PG 292 0.4551 -0.02 1.5
--.CM8.Z. 1987-08-11T22:08:49.19 10.0 undecidable manual PG 346 0.3108 -0.15 1.5
--.ALP.Z. 1987-08-11T22:08:48.25 10.0 undecidable manual PG 114 0.2553 -0.15 3
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