Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 27-11-1987 and time 11:46:04 (Italy) in region 2 km NE Montereale (AQ)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 2 km NE Montereale (AQ), on

  • 27-11-1987 10:46:04 (UTC)
  • 27-11-1987 11:46:04 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.5430, 13.2600 at 5 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
Montereale AQ 2 2581 2581
Capitignano AQ 4 665 3246
Campotosto AQ 9 542 3788
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 10 1369 5157
Amatrice RI 10 2657 7814
Barete AQ 10 737 8551
Borbona RI 11 617 9168
Cittareale RI 12 482 9650
Pizzoli AQ 12 4326 13976
Posta RI 14 694 14670
Accumoli RI 17 667 15337
Crognaleto TE 18 1297 16634
Scoppito AQ 19 3727 20361
Micigliano RI 20 127 20488

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
24 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
39 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
50 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
65 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
73 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
75 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
78 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
79 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
95 Km SE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
96 Km E of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
96 Km NE of Roma (2864731 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
ML-VAX 1.5
1987-11-27
10:46:04
42.543 13.26 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 58929
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-11-27 10:46:04 ± 0.443
Latitude 42.5430 ± 0.0237
Longitude 13.2600 ± 0.0284
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 58929

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) 3515.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 206
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.5
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00291
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00931
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 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 58929
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 17:56:21

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 1
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 58929
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
--.AM8.Z. 1987-11-27T10:46:41.46 10.0 undecidable manual SG 14 1.0323 1.2 0.1
--.ARV.Z. 1987-11-27T10:46:38.47 10.0 undecidable manual SG 346 0.9768 -0.1 0.5
--.ASS.Z. 1987-11-27T10:46:28.87 10.0 undecidable manual SG 319 0.6882 -0.11 0.6
--.CM8.Z. 1987-11-27T10:46:28.17 10.0 undecidable manual SG 352 0.6549 0.07 0.9
--.ARV.Z. 1987-11-27T10:46:23.69 10.0 undecidable manual PG 346 0.9768 -0.33 1.1
--.AM8.Z. 1987-11-27T10:46:23.90 10.0 undecidable manual PG 14 1.0323 -1.1 0.4
--.ASS.Z. 1987-11-27T10:46:19.98 10.0 undecidable manual PG 319 0.6882 1.5 0.2
--.MNS.Z. 1987-11-27T10:46:19.78 10.0 undecidable manual SG 250 0.444 -1.85 0
--.CM8.Z. 1987-11-27T10:46:17.48 10.0 undecidable manual PG 352 0.6549 -0.5 2.3
--.ALP.Z. 1987-11-27T10:46:16.60 10.0 undecidable manual SG 43 0.3219 -0.28 0.8
--.MNS.Z. 1987-11-27T10:46:14.62 10.0 positive manual PG 250 0.444 0.38 2.5
--.ALP.Z. 1987-11-27T10:46:11.82 10.0 positive manual PG 43 0.3219 0.32 2.6
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