Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 02-09-1987 and time 03:46:19 (Italy) in region 4 km S Norcia (PG)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 4 km S Norcia (PG), on

  • 02-09-1987 01:46:19 (UTC)
  • 02-09-1987 03:46:19 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.7590, 13.1010 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Norcia PG 4 4957 4957
Cascia PG 8 3217 8174
Accumoli RI 14 667 8841
Preci PG 14 724 9565
Poggiodomo PG 15 117 9682
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 16 281 9963
Arquata del Tronto AP 16 1178 11141
Cittareale RI 16 482 11623
Cerreto di Spoleto PG 17 1075 12698
Monteleone di Spoleto PG 17 599 13297
Visso MC 19 1107 14404
Vallo di Nera PG 20 364 14768

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
39 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
43 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
51 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
51 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
70 Km SE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
90 Km E of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
90 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
92 Km N of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
97 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
99 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
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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 2.4 1987-09-02
01:46:19
42.759 13.101 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 54649
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-09-02 01:46:19 ± 0.19
Latitude 42.7590 ± 0.0112
Longitude 13.1010 ± 0.0160
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 54649

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) 1802.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 161
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 10
Number of defining phases 10
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) 0.00308
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00672
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 54649
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 17:52:40
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.ARV.Z. 1987-09-02T01:46:46.30 10.0 undecidable manual SG 351 0.7437 0.59 0.2
--.AQU.Z. 1987-09-02T01:46:37.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 151 0.4551 0.77 0.1
--.ASS.Z. 1987-09-02T01:46:36.51 10.0 undecidable manual SG 313 0.444 0.75 0.1
--.CM8.Z. 1987-09-02T01:46:35.85 10.0 undecidable manual SG 4 0.4329 0.42 0.7
--.ARV.Z. 1987-09-02T01:46:34.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 351 0.7437 -0.47 0.8
--.ALP.Z. 1987-09-02T01:46:32.63 10.0 undecidable manual SG 86 0.3441 0.21 1
--.AQU.Z. 1987-09-02T01:46:29.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 151 0.4551 -0.16 1.9
--.CM8.Z. 1987-09-02T01:46:28.39 10.0 undecidable manual PG 4 0.4329 -0.31 1.5
--.ASS.Z. 1987-09-02T01:46:28.75 10.0 undecidable manual PG 313 0.444 -0.14 1.9
--.ALP.Z. 1987-09-02T01:46:26.80 10.0 undecidable manual PG 86 0.3441 -0.16 1.9
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