Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.5 on date 21-12-1987 and time 16:52:20 (Italy) in region 3 km W Pescocostanzo (AQ)

A magnitude Md 2.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km W Pescocostanzo (AQ), on

  • 21-12-1987 15:52:20 (UTC)
  • 21-12-1987 16:52:20 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 41.8990, 14.0330 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
Pescocostanzo AQ 3 1128 1128
Rivisondoli AQ 4 700 1828
Rocca Pia AQ 6 178 2006
Roccaraso AQ 7 1627 3633
Pettorano sul Gizio AQ 10 1376 5009
Cansano AQ 12 274 5283
Scanno AQ 13 1847 7130
Campo di Giove AQ 13 803 7933
Palena CH 13 1392 9325
Castel di Sangro AQ 14 6538 15863
Gamberale CH 15 320 16183
Ateleta AQ 15 1181 17364
Lettopalena CH 16 358 17722
Villetta Barrea AQ 16 653 18375
Barrea AQ 16 726 19101
Introdacqua AQ 16 2126 21227
Civitella Alfedena AQ 17 296 21523
Villalago AQ 17 568 22091
Scontrone AQ 17 574 22665
Castel del Giudice IS 17 346 23011
Pizzoferrato CH 17 1130 24141
Pacentro AQ 17 1174 25315
San Pietro Avellana IS 18 503 25818
Taranta Peligna CH 18 376 26194
Alfedena AQ 18 864 27058
Colledimacine CH 18 202 27260
Sant'Angelo del Pesco IS 19 364 27624
Sulmona AQ 19 24557 52181
Bugnara AQ 20 1125 53306

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
52 Km S of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
65 Km S of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
69 Km S of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
73 Km SE of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
89 Km SE of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
95 Km N of Caserta (76326 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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
ML-VAX 1.8
1987-12-21
15:52:20
41.899 14.033 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 59879
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1987-12-21 15:52:20 ± 0.337
Latitude 41.8990 ± 0.0252
Longitude 14.0330 ± 0.0252
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 59879

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) 3497.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 136
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) 0.8
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00227
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01384
Number of stations at which the event was observed 6
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 6
Magnitudes information

Md:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 59879
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 17:57:11

ML:1.8

Field Value
Value 1.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 59879
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.ASS.Z. 1987-12-21T15:53:08.00 10.0 undecidable manual SN 319 1.5318 0.19 0.5
--.ASS.Z. 1987-12-21T15:52:49.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 319 1.5318 1.64 0.5
--.AQU.Z. 1987-12-21T15:52:42.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 314 0.6438 -0.94 0.6
--.RMP.Z. 1987-12-21T15:52:41.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 265 0.9879 1.37 0.8
--.FG2.Z. 1987-12-21T15:52:37.68 10.0 undecidable manual PG 95 0.8325 0.32 1.9
--.DUI.Z. 1987-12-21T15:52:35.11 10.0 undecidable manual SG 126 0.3996 -0.16 0.8
--.AQU.Z. 1987-12-21T15:52:31.98 10.0 undecidable manual PG 314 0.6438 -1.8 0.6
--.SDI.Z. 1987-12-21T15:52:30.74 10.0 undecidable manual SG 221 0.2553 0.13 0.8
--.DUI.Z. 1987-12-21T15:52:28.75 10.0 undecidable manual PG 126 0.3996 -0.32 2
--.SDI.Z. 1987-12-21T15:52:25.44 10.0 undecidable manual PG 221 0.2553 -0.93 1.5
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