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Earthquake with magnitude of M 3.5 on date 19-11-1985 and time 09:38:46 (UTC) in region Albania [Land]

A magnitude M 3.5 earthquake occured in region: Albania [Land], on

  • 19-11-1985 09:38:46 (UTC)
  • 19-11-1985 10:38:46 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.1630, 20.0260 at 5 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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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000 		M 3.5 1985-11-19
09:38:46		 42.163 20.026 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 15779
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1985-11-19 09:38:46 ± 0.35
Latitude 42.1630 ± 0.0208
Longitude 20.0260 ± 0.0365
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 15779

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) 3796.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 180
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 34
Number of defining phases 34
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) 0.00372
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.06889
Number of stations at which the event was observed 28
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 28
Magnitude information

M:3.5

Field Value
Value 3.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 15779
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 09:33:07
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.MSC.Z. 1985-11-19T09:40:50.20 10.0 undecidable manual SN 259 4.6065 1.9 0.1
--.SGG.Z. 1985-11-19T09:40:42.50 10.0 undecidable manual SN 261 4.2624 2.34 0.1
--.SAL.Z. 1985-11-19T09:40:40.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 299 7.6479 1.5 0.4
--.CTI.Z. 1985-11-19T09:40:31.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 305 7.1484 -0.59 0.9
--.FO1.Z. 1985-11-19T09:40:27.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 312 6.8043 0.12 1.1
--.RBL.Z. 1985-11-19T09:40:21.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 314 6.2826 1.21 0.6
--.CRE.Z. 1985-11-19T09:40:19.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 286 6.0717 2.03 0.2
--.VOY.Z. 1985-11-19T09:40:13.30 10.0 undecidable manual PN 313 5.8497 -0.51 2.1
--.TRI.Z. 1985-11-19T09:40:12.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 310 5.7276 -0.09 1.2
--.MNS.Z. 1985-11-19T09:40:10.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 274 5.4279 1.99 0.2
--.LJU.Z. 1985-11-19T09:40:09.10 10.0 undecidable manual PN 316 5.5278 -0.25 1.2
--.ASS.Z. 1985-11-19T09:40:09.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 281 5.4945 0.15 1.2
--.CEY.Z. 1985-11-19T09:40:08.20 10.0 undecidable manual PN 313 5.3724 0.88 0.9
--.ARV.Z. 1985-11-19T09:40:06.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 286 5.3502 -0.46 1.2
--.HVA.Z. 1985-11-19T09:40:06.10 10.0 undecidable manual SN 291 2.8083 0.69 0.7
--.MSC.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:57.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 259 4.6065 0.15 1.4
--.SD1.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:57.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 266 4.6398 0.36 1.3
--.SOR.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:55.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 251 4.5399 -0.37 1.3
--.SGG.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:52.20 10.0 undecidable manual PN 261 4.2624 0.05 1.4
--.DUI.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:51.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 264 4.1625 0.84 1.1
--.SAR.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:48.00 10.0 undecidable manual SN 325 2.0646 0.37 0.8
--.TR9.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:45.40 10.0 undecidable manual PN 253 3.7518 0.47 1.4
--.ORI.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:40.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 232 3.4188 0.07 1.5
--.CDM.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:34.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 249 2.997 -0.69 1.2
--.HVA.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:30.40 10.0 positive manual PN 291 2.8083 -1.69 0.9
--.BAI.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:28.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 246 2.5752 -0.28 1.4
--.BRT.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:28.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 239 2.5086 0.14 1.5
--.PE1.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:27.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 235 2.3754 1.49 0.6
--.SAR.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:20.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 325 2.0646 -1.32 1.4
--.PHP.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:09.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 146 0.555 1.39 0.4
--.TIR.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:03.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 188 0.8214 0 1.5
--.SDA.Z. 1985-11-19T09:39:01.70 10.0 undecidable manual SG 249 0.4107 -1.06 0.5
--.PHP.Z. 1985-11-19T09:38:57.50 10.0 negative manual PG 146 0.555 -1.21 1.6
--.SDA.Z. 1985-11-19T09:38:54.20 10.0 negative manual PG 249 0.4107 -1.72 0.8
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