Earthquake with magnitude of M 2.5 on date 21-01-1987 and time 04:38:23 (Italy) in region Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA)

A magnitude M 2.5 earthquake occured in region: Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA), on

  • 21-01-1987 03:38:23 (UTC)
  • 21-01-1987 04:38:23 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 46.2490, 7.4030 at 10 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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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 2.5 1987-01-21
03:38:23
46.249 7.403 10 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 39579
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-01-21 03:38:23 ± 0.326
Latitude 46.2490 ± 0.0187
Longitude 7.4030 ± 0.0194
Depth (km) 10 ± 4 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 39579

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) 2560.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 71
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 19
Number of defining phases 19
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) 0.00146
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01514
Number of stations at which the event was observed 13
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 13
Magnitude information

M:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 39579
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 09:42:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.BSF.Z. 1987-01-21T03:39:13.20 10.0 undecidable manual SN 345 1.6317 0.68 0.3
--.BSF.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:52.60 10.0 undecidable manual PN 345 1.6317 0.95 0.4
--.LSD.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:51.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 192 0.7992 0.45 0.6
--.SLE.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:51.10 10.0 undecidable manual PN 25 1.6761 -1.27 0.2
--.ORX.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:48.20 10.0 undecidable manual SG 146 0.7326 -0.46 0.6
--.TMA.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:44.10 10.0 undecidable manual PG 97 1.0212 0.82 0.8
--.RSP.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:44.40 10.0 undecidable manual PN 185 1.0989 0.09 1.6
--.LPL.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:40.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 212 0.8658 0.07 1.8
--.LPG.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:40.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 211 0.8769 0.11 1.8
--.LSD.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:39.10 10.0 undecidable manual PG 192 0.7992 -0.15 1.8
--.STG.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:38.90 10.0 undecidable manual PG 290 0.8325 -1 0.6
--.ORX.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:38.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 146 0.7326 0.33 1.7
--.ORO.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:37.30 10.0 undecidable manual PG 146 0.7326 -0.65 1.1
--.MMK.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:37.90 10.0 undecidable manual SG 116 0.4329 -1.14 0.2
--.EMS.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:36.20 10.0 undecidable manual SG 241 0.3663 -0.81 0.3
--.MMK.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:31.80 10.0 undecidable manual PG 116 0.4329 -0.52 1.4
--.DIX.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:31.30 10.0 undecidable manual SG 178 0.1665 0.84 0.3
--.EMS.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:30.90 10.0 undecidable manual PG 241 0.3663 -0.25 1.8
--.DIX.Z. 1987-01-21T03:38:27.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 178 0.1665 0.24 1.8
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