Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.3 on date 02-12-1988 and time 00:31:39 (Italy) in region 1 km NE Posta (RI)

A magnitude Md 2.3 earthquake occured in region: 1 km NE Posta (RI), on

  • 01-12-1988 23:31:39 (UTC)
  • 02-12-1988 00:31:39 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.5280, 13.1050 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
Posta RI 1 694 694
Borbona RI 3 617 1311
Micigliano RI 9 127 1438
Cittareale RI 11 482 1920
Montereale AQ 12 2581 4501
Leonessa RI 12 2435 6936
Antrodoco RI 12 2588 9524
Cagnano Amiterno AQ 12 1369 10893
Borgo Velino RI 14 972 11865
Castel Sant'Angelo RI 16 1308 13173
Capitignano AQ 16 665 13838
Barete AQ 17 737 14575
Cantalice RI 18 2755 17330
Poggio Bustone RI 18 2055 19385
Monteleone di Spoleto PG 19 599 19984
Pizzoli AQ 19 4326 24310
Amatrice RI 19 2657 26967

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
38 Km E of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
51 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
58 Km SE of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
66 Km NE of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
68 Km NE of Tivoli (56533 inhabitants)
83 Km E of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
86 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
87 Km SE of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
87 Km NE of Roma (2864731 inhabitants)
89 Km W of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
91 Km W of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
97 Km N of Velletri (53303 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
ML-VAX 1.5
1988-12-01
23:31:39
42.528 13.105 10 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 82439
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1988-12-01 23:31:39 ± 0.123
Latitude 42.5280 ± 0.0077
Longitude 13.1050 ± 0.0108
Depth (km) 10 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 82439

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) 1229.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 135
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 12
Number of defining phases 12
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) 0.00251
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00874
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:2.3

Field Value
Value 2.3
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 82439
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 18:17:29

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 82439
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
--.ARV.Z. 1988-12-01T23:32:13.52 10.0 undecidable manual SG 353 0.9657 0.29 0.2
--.SDI.Z. 1988-12-01T23:32:13.85 10.0 undecidable manual SG 147 0.9657 0.81 0
--.ASS.Z. 1988-12-01T23:32:02.31 10.0 undecidable manual SG 328 0.6216 0.27 0.4
--.AZI.Z. 1988-12-01T23:32:01.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 155 0.5883 0.08 0.7
--.ARV.Z. 1988-12-01T23:31:59.22 10.0 undecidable manual PG 353 0.9657 0.05 1.3
--.SDI.Z. 1988-12-01T23:31:59.34 10.0 undecidable manual PG 147 0.9657 0.29 1
--.ASS.Z. 1988-12-01T23:31:52.14 10.0 undecidable manual PG 328 0.6216 -0.56 0.5
--.MNS.Z. 1988-12-01T23:31:52.89 10.0 undecidable manual SG 245 0.3441 -0.01 0.7
--.AZI.Z. 1988-12-01T23:31:52.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 155 0.5883 -0.05 1.7
--.AQU.Z. 1988-12-01T23:31:50.21 10.0 undecidable manual SG 128 0.2775 -0.63 0.1
--.MNS.Z. 1988-12-01T23:31:47.43 10.0 positive manual PG 245 0.3441 0.01 3.6
--.AQU.Z. 1988-12-01T23:31:46.12 10.0 undecidable manual PG 128 0.2775 -0.13 1.6
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