Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.2 on date 24-08-1987 and time 14:36:45 (Italy) in region 6 km W Montemonaco (AP)

A magnitude Md 2.2 earthquake occured in region: 6 km W Montemonaco (AP), on

  • 24-08-1987 12:36:45 (UTC)
  • 24-08-1987 14:36:45 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.9010, 13.2530 at 10 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
Montemonaco AP 6 604 604
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 8 281 885
Montefortino FM 9 1178 2063
Montegallo AP 9 523 2586
Ussita MC 11 444 3030
Bolognola MC 11 142 3172
Amandola FM 12 3629 6801
Visso MC 14 1107 7908
Comunanza AP 15 3166 11074
Arquata del Tronto AP 15 1178 12252
Sarnano MC 16 3264 15516
Acquacanina MC 16 121 15637
Palmiano AP 17 196 15833
Fiastra MC 17 559 16392
Preci PG 18 724 17116
Norcia PG 18 4957 22073
Roccafluvione AP 19 2010 24083
Acquasanta Terme AP 19 2916 26999
Montefalcone Appennino FM 20 424 27423
Smerillo FM 20 365 27788
Venarotta AP 20 2066 29854
Gualdo MC 20 815 30669

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
45 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
46 Km NW of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
62 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
62 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
74 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
83 Km S of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
85 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
92 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
97 Km NW of Chieti (51815 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 2.2
ML-VAX 1.9
1987-08-24
12:36:45
42.901 13.253 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 54419
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-08-24 12:36:45 ± 0.145
Latitude 42.9010 ± 0.0120
Longitude 13.2530 ± 0.0147
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 54419

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) 1790.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 101
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 9
Number of defining phases 9
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.1
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00227
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00623
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitudes information

Md:2.2

Field Value
Value 2.2
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 54419
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 17:52:27

ML:1.9

Field Value
Value 1.9
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 54419
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
--.MNS.Z. 1987-08-24T12:37:09.94 10.0 undecidable manual SG 219 0.6549 0.86 0
--.ASS.Z. 1987-08-24T12:37:02.90 10.0 undecidable manual SG 290 0.4551 0.16 0.5
--.AM8.Z. 1987-08-24T12:37:00.30 10.0 undecidable manual PG? 21 0.6882 0.49 0.1
--.MNS.Z. 1987-08-24T12:36:58.73 10.0 undecidable manual PG 219 0.6549 -0.52 0.2
--.CM8.Z. 1987-08-24T12:36:57.59 10.0 undecidable manual SG 345 0.2997 0.1 0.8
--.ALP.Z. 1987-08-24T12:36:56.10 10.0 undecidable manual SG 117 0.2553 0.03 0.8
--.ASS.Z. 1987-08-24T12:36:55.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 290 0.4551 0.02 1.4
--.CM8.Z. 1987-08-24T12:36:52.43 10.0 undecidable manual PG 345 0.2997 -0.13 2.5
--.ALP.Z. 1987-08-24T12:36:51.75 10.0 undecidable manual PG 117 0.2553 0.02 2.7
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