Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 21-04-1985 and time 09:14:23 (Italy) in region 7 km NE Pontremoli (MS)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 7 km NE Pontremoli (MS), on

  • 21-04-1985 07:14:23 (UTC)
  • 21-04-1985 09:14:23 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.4410, 9.9180 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
Pontremoli MS 8 7357 7357
Berceto PR 10 2109 9466
Filattiera MS 12 2309 11775
Borgo Val di Taro PR 13 6999 18774
Mulazzo MS 13 2424 21198
Corniglio PR 14 1936 23134
Valmozzola PR 15 539 23673
Bagnone MS 15 1887 25560
Zeri MS 16 1094 26654
Monchio delle Corti PR 17 933 27587
Villafranca in Lunigiana MS 17 4770 32357
Albareto PR 17 2156 34513

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
38 Km N of La Spezia (93959 inhabitants)
43 Km NW of Carrara (63133 inhabitants)
48 Km NW of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
52 Km SW of Parma (192836 inhabitants)
63 Km W of Reggio nell'Emilia (171345 inhabitants)
69 Km NW of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
70 Km S of Piacenza (102191 inhabitants)
78 Km S of Cremona (71901 inhabitants)
78 Km E of Genova (586655 inhabitants)
81 Km NW of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
83 Km W of Modena (184973 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Carpi (70699 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
98 Km NW of Pistoia (90315 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 2.3 1985-04-21
07:14:23
44.441 9.918 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 5099
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1985-04-21 07:14:23 ± 1.325
Latitude 44.4410 ± 0.0443
Longitude 9.9180 ± 0.1412
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 5099

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) 12245.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 247
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 7
Number of defining phases 7
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00550
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01813
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:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 5099
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 17:09:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.CTI.Z. 1985-04-21T07:15:24.00 10.0 undecidable manual SN 37 2.0091 1.8 0.2
--.CTI.Z. 1985-04-21T07:14:56.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 37 2.0091 -1.51 0.7
--.CH1.Z. 1985-04-21T07:14:54.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 118 1.665 1.74 0.7
--.PS9.Z. 1985-04-21T07:14:52.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 149 0.8325 -0.7 0.7
--.BD1.Z. 1985-04-21T07:14:45.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 128 0.6105 -0.49 0.8
--.PS9.Z. 1985-04-21T07:14:41.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 149 0.8325 0.52 2
--.BD1.Z. 1985-04-21T07:14:35.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 128 0.6105 -0.72 1.8
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