Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.5 on date 16-10-1987 and time 12:03:53 (Italy) in region Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA)

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

  • 16-10-1987 11:03:53 (UTC)
  • 16-10-1987 12:03:53 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 46.3640, 7.6080 at 8 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
Md 2.5
M 2.7
1987-10-16
11:03:53
46.364 7.608 8 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 57069
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-10-16 11:03:53 ± 0.852
Latitude 46.3640 ± 0.0153
Longitude 7.6080 ± 0.0251
Depth (km) 8 ± 6 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 57069

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) 2572.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 58
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 20
Number of defining phases 20
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.6
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00275
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.02598
Number of stations at which the event was observed 16
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 16
Magnitudes information

Md:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 57069
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 17:54:44

M:2.7

Field Value
Value 2.7
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 57069
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. 1987-10-16T11:04:41.30 10.0 undecidable manual SN 339 1.5651 -0.55 0.5
--.SSF.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:41.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 285 2.886 1.32 0.3
--.MOF.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:40.80 10.0 undecidable manual SN 347 1.5207 0.07 0.6
--.LBF.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:36.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 285 2.5641 1.36 0.3
--.VAI.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:26.10 10.0 undecidable manual SG 121 0.9435 -0.22 0.7
--.HAU.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:25.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 332 1.8426 -0.33 1.3
--.MOF.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:21.40 10.0 undecidable manual PN 347 1.5207 0.59 1.2
--.BSF.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:21.90 10.0 undecidable manual PN 339 1.5651 0.44 1.3
--.ORO.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:20.31 10.0 undecidable manual SG 160 0.777 -0.59 0.5
--.SLE.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:19.80 10.0 undecidable manual PN 22 1.5207 -1.07 0.7
--.FEL.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:19.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 10 1.5318 -1.51 0.3
--.ZLA.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:16.70 10.0 undecidable manual PN 24 1.2321 -0.15 1.7
--.LLS.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:15.30 10.0 undecidable manual PN 62 1.0656 0.58 1.3
--.LPG.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:14.40 10.0 undecidable manual PN 214 1.0434 0.05 1.7
--.LPL.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:14.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 215 1.0323 -0.02 1.7
--.VAI.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:13.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 121 0.9435 0.76 1.1
--.ORO.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:09.83 10.0 undecidable manual PG 160 0.777 0.47 1.5
--.EMS.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:03.70 10.0 undecidable manual PG 237 0.5439 -1.44 0.4
--.MMK.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:02.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 141 0.3996 0.13 1.7
--.DIX.Z. 1987-10-16T11:04:00.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 205 0.3108 -0.72 1.2
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