Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 16-12-1987 and time 00:22:25 (UTC) in region 8 km E Poggiorsini (BA)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 8 km E Poggiorsini (BA), on

  • 16-12-1987 00:22:25 (UTC)
  • 16-12-1987 01:22:25 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8950, 16.3420 at 10 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
Poggiorsini BA 8 1450 1450
Gravina in Puglia BA 10 43872 45322
Irsina MT 18 4960 50282
Altamura BA 19 70396 120678

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
19 Km W of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
33 Km NW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
37 Km S of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
38 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
41 Km SW of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
41 Km SW of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
43 Km S of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
48 Km S of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
51 Km SW of Bari (326344 inhabitants)
53 Km NE of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
55 Km SE of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Taranto (201100 inhabitants)
89 Km SE of Manfredonia (57279 inhabitants)
92 Km SE of Foggia (151991 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 2.3 1987-12-16
00:22:25
40.895 16.342 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 59639
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-12-16 00:22:25 ± 0.474
Latitude 40.8950 ± 0.0395
Longitude 16.3420 ± 0.0263
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 59639

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) 4918.9
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 10
Number of defining phases 10
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00170
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00761
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:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 59639
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 17:56:59
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.SGO.Z. 1987-12-16T00:22:52.68 10.0 undecidable manual SG 247 0.8436 -1.72 0.2
--.FG4.Z. 1987-12-16T00:22:48.10 10.0 undecidable manual SG 291 0.6549 -0.31 0.8
--.BRT.Z. 1987-12-16T00:22:47.57 10.0 undecidable manual SG 91 0.5994 0.94 0.6
--.SGO.Z. 1987-12-16T00:22:43.43 10.0 undecidable manual PG 247 0.8436 1.39 0.8
--.BAI.Z. 1987-12-16T00:22:40.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 62 0.444 -1.74 0.3
--.BRT.Z. 1987-12-16T00:22:38.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 91 0.5994 0.49 2
--.FG4.Z. 1987-12-16T00:22:37.44 10.0 undecidable manual PG 291 0.6549 -1.14 1.3
--.CDM.Z. 1987-12-16T00:22:34.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 343 0.1887 1.37 0.4
--.BAI.Z. 1987-12-16T00:22:33.70 10.0 undecidable manual PG 62 0.444 -1.02 1.6
--.CDM.Z. 1987-12-16T00:22:30.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 343 0.1887 0.64 2
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