Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 18-12-1987 and time 12:04:16 (Italy) in region 2 km E Genga (AN)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km E Genga (AN), on

  • 18-12-1987 11:04:16 (UTC)
  • 18-12-1987 12:04:16 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.4340, 12.9570 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
Genga AN 2 1797 1797
Serra San Quirico AN 5 2850 4647
Arcevia AN 8 4612 9259
Mergo AN 8 1037 10296
Sassoferrato AN 8 7285 17581
Rosora AN 11 1985 19566
Fabriano AN 12 31480 51046
Poggio San Vicino MC 12 246 51292
Castelplanio AN 12 3540 54832
Cerreto d'Esi AN 13 3817 58649
Cupramontana AN 13 4756 63405
Poggio San Marcello AN 13 693 64098
Montecarotto AN 14 1987 66085
Serra de' Conti AN 14 3746 69831
Maiolati Spontini AN 14 6248 76079
Apiro MC 15 2280 78359
Monte Roberto AN 16 3061 81420
Serra Sant'Abbondio PU 16 1027 82447
Castelbellino AN 17 4947 87394
Barbara AN 17 1368 88762
Pergola PU 17 6333 95095
San Paolo di Jesi AN 18 933 96028
Staffolo AN 19 2253 98281
San Lorenzo in Campo PU 19 3414 101695
Castelleone di Suasa AN 19 1676 103371
Frontone PU 20 1300 104671

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
46 Km S of Fano (60888 inhabitants)
50 Km W of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
53 Km S of Pesaro (94582 inhabitants)
57 Km NE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
59 Km NE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
77 Km SE of Rimini (147750 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Arezzo (99543 inhabitants)
97 Km SE of Cesena (96758 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Terni (111501 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 1987-12-18
11:04:16
43.434 12.957 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 59739
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-12-18 11:04:16 ± 0.231
Latitude 43.4340 ± 0.0156
Longitude 12.9570 ± 0.0320
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 59739

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) 3112.2
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 140
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 9
Number of defining phases 9
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00057
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00704
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 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 59739
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 17:57:04
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.AM8.Z. 1987-12-18T11:04:35.16 10.0 undecidable manual SG 75 0.4773 1 0.1
--.ASS.Z. 1987-12-18T11:04:33.86 10.0 undecidable manual SG 210 0.4329 1.23 0
--.ALP.Z. 1987-12-18T11:04:32.68 10.0 undecidable manual PG 145 0.777 0.11 1
--.AM8.Z. 1987-12-18T11:04:27.10 10.0 undecidable manual PG 75 0.4773 0.19 1.4
--.CM8.Z. 1987-12-18T11:04:26.56 10.0 undecidable manual SG 150 0.2664 -1.01 0.1
--.ASS.Z. 1987-12-18T11:04:25.93 10.0 undecidable manual PG 210 0.4329 -0.02 1.5
--.CM8.Z. 1987-12-18T11:04:22.62 10.0 undecidable manual PG 150 0.2664 -0.4 1.2
--.ARV.Z. 1987-12-18T11:04:20.66 10.0 undecidable manual SG 351 0.0666 -0.43 0.5
--.ARV.Z. 1987-12-18T11:04:19.15 10.0 positive manual PG 351 0.0666 -0.13 3.3
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