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Earthquake with magnitude of M 4.0 on date 13-12-1985 and time 01:33:41 (Italy) in region Albania [Land]

A magnitude M 4.0 earthquake occured in region: Albania [Land], on

  • 13-12-1985 00:33:41 (UTC)
  • 13-12-1985 01:33:41 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.2050, 20.2070 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.

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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		M 4.0 1985-12-13
00:33:41		 42.205 20.207 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 17979
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1985-12-13 00:33:41 ± 0.271
Latitude 42.2050 ± 0.0212
Longitude 20.2070 ± 0.0310
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 17979

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) 3476.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 100
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 32
Number of defining phases 32
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.7
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00486
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.08087
Number of stations at which the event was observed 32
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 32
Magnitude information

M:4.0

Field Value
Value 4.0
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 17979
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 09:50:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.VAI.Z. 1985-12-13T00:35:50.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 298 8.9799 -1.38 0.3
--.CO9.Z. 1985-12-13T00:35:41.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 292 8.1918 0.37 1
--.CTI.Z. 1985-12-13T00:35:26.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 305 7.2261 -0.85 0.8
--.FO1.Z. 1985-12-13T00:35:24.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 312 6.8709 1.57 0.3
--.RBL.Z. 1985-12-13T00:35:16.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 314 6.3492 0.71 1
--.VOY.Z. 1985-12-13T00:35:09.80 10.0 undecidable manual PN 312 5.9163 0.44 1.2
--.TRI.Z. 1985-12-13T00:35:07.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 309 5.7942 -0.72 1
--.LJU.Z. 1985-12-13T00:35:05.70 10.0 undecidable manual PN 315 5.5833 0.9 0.9
--.ASS.Z. 1985-12-13T00:35:05.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 281 5.6055 -0.11 1.4
--.CEY.Z. 1985-12-13T00:35:04.40 10.0 undecidable manual PN 312 5.4501 1.54 0.4
--.MNS.Z. 1985-12-13T00:35:04.20 10.0 undecidable manual PN 274 5.55 -0.18 1.4
--.ARV.Z. 1985-12-13T00:35:03.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 286 5.4612 0.36 1.3
--.AQU.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:58.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 274 5.0172 0.93 0.9
--.OVO.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:51.90 10.0 undecidable manual PN 254 4.551 1.32 0.6
--.SOR.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:51.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 251 4.6842 -0.88 1
--.SGG.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:48.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 261 4.4067 -0.13 1.6
--.DUI.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:47.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 264 4.3068 -0.13 1.6
--.VLS.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:44.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 175 4.0293 1.1 0.8
--.SGO.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:42.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 247 4.0182 -0.73 1.2
--.TR9.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:42.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 254 3.885 0.56 1.3
--.CSI.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:41.20 10.0 undecidable manual PN 232 3.8073 0.82 1.1
--.ORI.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:38.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 234 3.552 1.16 0.7
--.BRT.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:24.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 240 2.6418 -0.32 1.5
--.BAI.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:23.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 247 2.7084 -1.78 0.3
--.BEO.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:22.30 10.0 undecidable manual PN 4 2.6196 -1.67 0.3
--.PE1.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:21.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 237 2.5086 -1.44 0.5
--.LCI.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:21.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 220 2.4309 -0.54 1.4
--.SAR.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:16.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 322 2.0979 -1 0.9
--.OHR.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:03.90 10.0 undecidable manual PN 157 1.1766 -0.28 1.5
--.SKO.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:01.10 10.0 undecidable manual PG 104 0.9324 0.57 1.3
--.TIR.Z. 1985-12-13T00:34:00.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 196 0.888 0.37 1.5
--.PHP.Z. 1985-12-13T00:33:52.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 161 0.5439 -0.65 1.3
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