Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.5 on date 15-10-1997 and time 01:40:50 (Italy) in region 3 km W Preci (PG)

A magnitude Md 2.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km W Preci (PG), on

  • 14-10-1997 23:40:50 (UTC)
  • 15-10-1997 01:40:50 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.8890, 13.0030 at 4 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
Preci PG 3 724 724
Sellano PG 6 1079 1803
Visso MC 9 1107 2910
Cerreto di Spoleto PG 10 1075 3985
Monte Cavallo MC 12 145 4130
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 12 281 4411
Ussita MC 13 444 4855
Norcia PG 13 4957 9812
Vallo di Nera PG 17 364 10176
Pieve Torina MC 18 1458 11634
Fiordimonte MC 18 202 11836
Cascia PG 19 3217 15053
Campello sul Clitunno PG 20 2442 17495

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
25 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
47 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
56 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
63 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
68 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
91 Km SW of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2.5
ML-VAX 1.8
1997-10-14
23:40:50
42.889 13.003 4 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 299849
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1997-10-14 23:40:50 ± 0.232
Latitude 42.8890 ± 0.0058
Longitude 13.0030 ± 0.0150
Depth (km) 4 ± 2 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 299849

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) 1380.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 155
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) 0.00275
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01238
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

Md:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 299849
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 21:41:49

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 299849
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
--.FB9.Z. 1997-10-14T23:41:20.70 10.0 undecidable manual SG 348 0.8214 0.55 0.2
--.CSNT.Z. 1997-10-14T23:41:16.99 10.0 undecidable manual PN 295 1.3764 0.3 0.9
--.ARV.Z. 1997-10-14T23:41:13.64 10.0 undecidable manual SG 355 0.5994 0.17 0.7
--.MNS.Z. 1997-10-14T23:41:11.64 10.0 undecidable manual SG 205 0.5439 -0.09 0.8
--.PQ9.Z. 1997-10-14T23:41:09.95 10.0 undecidable manual PG 160 0.9102 0.44 0.9
--.FB9.Z. 1997-10-14T23:41:07.16 10.0 undecidable manual PG 348 0.8214 -0.59 0.5
--.ARV.Z. 1997-10-14T23:41:03.62 10.0 undecidable manual PG 355 0.5994 -0.27 1.6
--.AQU.Z. 1997-10-14T23:41:03.88 10.0 undecidable manual PG 150 0.5994 0.02 2.1
--.ASS.Z. 1997-10-14T23:41:02.70 10.0 undecidable manual SG 303 0.3108 -0.12 0.8
--.MNS.Z. 1997-10-14T23:41:02.52 10.0 undecidable manual PG 205 0.5439 -0.36 1.1
--.ASS.Z. 1997-10-14T23:40:58.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 303 0.3108 0.25 1.4
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