Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.5 on date 27-10-1987 and time 21:55:14 (Italy) in region Confine Italia Svizzera (SVIZZERA)

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

  • 27-10-1987 20:55:14 (UTC)
  • 27-10-1987 21:55:14 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 46.2380, 7.4580 at 8 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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Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

No Italian municipalities within 100 km from the epicenter with at least 50000 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 2.5
M 2.6
1987-10-27
20:55:14
46.238 7.458 8 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 57759
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-10-27 20:55:14 ± 0.511
Latitude 46.2380 ± 0.0159
Longitude 7.4580 ± 0.0208
Depth (km) 8 ± 3 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 57759

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) 2387.5
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 54
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 21
Number of defining phases 21
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) 0.00138
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.02874
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 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 57759
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 17:55:21

M:2.6

Field Value
Value 2.6
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 57759
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
--.HAU.Z. 1987-10-27T20:56:12.60 10.0 undecidable manual SN 337 1.9092 0.99 0.3
--.BSF.Z. 1987-10-27T20:56:04.80 10.0 undecidable manual SN 344 1.6539 -0.52 0.5
--.BGF.Z. 1987-10-27T20:56:04.90 10.0 undecidable manual PN 277 3.1857 -0.23 1.1
--.AVF.Z. 1987-10-27T20:56:00.70 10.0 undecidable manual PN 282 2.8638 -0.07 1.2
--.BNI.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:57.80 10.0 undecidable manual SN 204 1.2987 0.87 0.4
--.SMF.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:54.70 10.0 undecidable manual PN 280 2.5197 -1.23 0.3
--.HAU.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:48.60 10.0 undecidable manual PN 337 1.9092 0.95 0.7
--.VAI.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:47.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 111 0.9768 -1.27 0.2
--.FEL.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:45.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 12 1.6761 0.66 1.1
--.BSF.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:45.30 10.0 undecidable manual PN 344 1.6539 1.27 0.4
--.ORO.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:41.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 148 0.6993 1 0.3
--.BNI.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:39.40 10.0 undecidable manual PN 204 1.2987 0.22 1.8
--.ZLA.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:39.90 10.0 undecidable manual PN 26 1.3875 -0.48 1.5
--.LLS.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:37.30 10.0 undecidable manual PN 59 1.221 -0.85 1
--.VAI.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:34.16 10.0 undecidable manual PG 111 0.9768 -0.31 1.7
--.LPL.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:32.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 215 0.8769 -0.35 1.7
--.LPG.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:32.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 213 0.8769 -0.2 1.8
--.ORO.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:30.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 148 0.6993 0.59 1.4
--.MMK.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:23.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 117 0.3996 -0.11 1.9
--.EMS.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:22.80 10.0 undecidable manual PG 245 0.3996 -0.89 0.9
--.DIX.Z. 1987-10-27T20:55:19.80 10.0 undecidable manual PG 191 0.1554 0.94 0.8
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