Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 30-09-1987 and time 03:40:08 (Italy) in region 3 km E Scandicci (FI)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Scandicci (FI), on

  • 30-09-1987 02:40:08 (UTC)
  • 30-09-1987 03:40:08 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.7550, 11.2190 at 8 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
Scandicci FI 3 50609 50609
Firenze FI 4 382808 433417
Bagno a Ripoli FI 8 25611 459028
Impruneta FI 8 14615 473643
Fiesole FI 8 13969 487612
Sesto Fiorentino FI 9 48958 536570
Lastra a Signa FI 9 20156 556726
Campi Bisenzio FI 10 46166 602892
Signa FI 10 19179 622071
San Casciano in Val di Pesa FI 11 17062 639133
Calenzano FI 13 17489 656622
Poggio a Caiano PO 15 10007 666629
Montelupo Fiorentino FI 16 14098 680727
Montespertoli FI 17 13537 694264
Prato PO 17 191150 885414
Carmignano PO 17 14450 899864
Vaglia FI 18 5073 904937
Pontassieve FI 18 20603 925540
Rignano sull'Arno FI 19 8651 934191
Capraia e Limite FI 19 7670 941861

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
3 Km E of Scandicci (50609 inhabitants)
4 Km W of Firenze (382808 inhabitants)
17 Km SE of Prato (191150 inhabitants)
31 Km SE of Pistoia (90315 inhabitants)
49 Km N of Siena (53903 inhabitants)
58 Km E of Lucca (89046 inhabitants)
62 Km NW of Arezzo (99543 inhabitants)
66 Km E of Pisa (89158 inhabitants)
77 Km E of Livorno (159219 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Imola (69797 inhabitants)
79 Km E of Viareggio (62467 inhabitants)
80 Km SW of Faenza (58541 inhabitants)
83 Km S of Bologna (386663 inhabitants)
84 Km SW of Forlì (117913 inhabitants)
92 Km E of Massa (69479 inhabitants)
92 Km W of Cesena (96758 inhabitants)
97 Km E of Carrara (63133 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 2.3
M 2.8
1987-09-30
02:40:08
43.755 11.219 8 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 56239
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-09-30 02:40:08 ± 0.171
Latitude 43.7550 ± 0.0247
Longitude 11.2190 ± 0.0101
Depth (km) 8 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 56239

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) 2865.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 162
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 11
Number of defining phases 11
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00024
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00486
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

Md:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 5
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 56239
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 17:54:02

M:2.8

Field Value
Value 2.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 56239
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 09:49:20
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.BDI.Z. 1987-09-30T02:40:28.61 10.0 undecidable manual SG 304 0.5439 0.65 0.1
--.CRE.Z. 1987-09-30T02:40:28.66 10.0 undecidable manual SG 104 0.5439 0.61 0.2
--.PII.Z. 1987-09-30T02:40:26.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 266 0.4995 -0.18 0.6
--.SS9.Z. 1987-09-30T02:40:25.64 10.0 undecidable manual SG 69 0.4773 -0.47 0.3
--.PGD.Z. 1987-09-30T02:40:23.10 10.0 undecidable manual SG 71 0.3774 0.33 0.5
--.CRE.Z. 1987-09-30T02:40:20.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 104 0.5439 0.33 1.1
--.BDI.Z. 1987-09-30T02:40:19.86 10.0 undecidable manual PG 304 0.5439 0.24 1.3
--.PII.Z. 1987-09-30T02:40:18.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 266 0.4995 -0.38 1
--.SS9.Z. 1987-09-30T02:40:17.93 10.0 undecidable manual PG 69 0.4773 -0.62 0.4
--.PGD.Z. 1987-09-30T02:40:16.54 10.0 undecidable manual PG 71 0.3774 -0.08 1.8
--.FIR.Z. 1987-09-30T02:40:10.00 10.0 negative manual PG 54 0.0222 0.05 3.7
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