Earthquake with magnitude of M 3.8 on date 21-11-1985 and time 07:27:53 (UTC) in region Albania [Land]

A magnitude M 3.8 earthquake occured in region: Albania [Land], on

  • 21-11-1985 07:27:53 (UTC)
  • 21-11-1985 08:27:53 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.1500, 20.0400 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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Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

No Italian municipalities within 100 km from the epicenter with at least 50000 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
M 3.8 1985-11-21
07:27:53
42.15 20.04 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 15849
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1985-11-21 07:27:53 ± 0.234
Latitude 42.1500 ± 0.0174
Longitude 20.0400 ± 0.0220
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 15849

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) 2656.6
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 133
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 40
Number of defining phases 40
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.7
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00380
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.08410
Number of stations at which the event was observed 32
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 32
Magnitude information

M:3.8

Field Value
Value 3.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 15849
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 09:23:57
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.CTI.Z. 1985-11-21T07:30:58.00 10.0 undecidable manual SN 305 7.1595 2.13 0
--.CEY.E. 1985-11-21T07:30:13.40 10.0 undecidable manual SN 313 5.3946 -0.43 0.4
--.ORO.Z. 1985-11-21T07:30:07.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 295 9.3351 -1.74 0.1
--.CO9.Z. 1985-11-21T07:29:53.60 10.0 undecidable manual PN 292 8.0919 1.82 0.1
--.VEA.Z. 1985-11-21T07:29:50.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 293 8.0142 -0.13 0.9
--.SAL.Z. 1985-11-21T07:29:45.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 299 7.659 -0.73 0.7
--.CTI.Z. 1985-11-21T07:29:38.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 305 7.1595 -0.33 0.9
--.RBL.Z. 1985-11-21T07:29:27.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 314 6.2937 -0.04 1
--.CRE.Z. 1985-11-21T07:29:25.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 286 6.0939 0.83 0.7
--.VOY.Z. 1985-11-21T07:29:21.00 10.0 positive manual PN 313 5.8719 -0.06 1.1
--.LJU.Z. 1985-11-21T07:29:18.10 10.0 undecidable manual PN 316 5.5389 1.51 0.6
--.ASS.Z. 1985-11-21T07:29:16.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 281 5.4945 0.46 1
--.CEY.Z. 1985-11-21T07:29:15.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 313 5.3946 0.94 1.4
--.MNS.Z. 1985-11-21T07:29:15.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 274 5.439 0.31 1.1
--.ARV.Z. 1985-11-21T07:29:14.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 286 5.3613 0.33 1.1
--.HVA.Z. 1985-11-21T07:29:10.80 10.0 undecidable manual SN 292 2.8194 -1.97 0.1
--.AQU.Z. 1985-11-21T07:29:07.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 274 4.9062 -0.38 1.1
--.SD1.Z. 1985-11-21T07:29:04.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 266 4.6398 -0.29 1.2
--.SGG.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:59.70 10.0 undecidable manual PN 261 4.2735 0.41 1.2
--.DUI.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:59.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 264 4.1736 1.19 0.6
--.SAR.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:56.00 10.0 undecidable manual SN 325 2.0757 0.97 0.5
--.SGO.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:54.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 247 3.885 0.18 1.3
--.TR9.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:52.10 10.0 undecidable manual PN 254 3.7518 0.06 1.4
--.ORI.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:48.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 233 3.4188 0.54 1.2
--.CDM.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:41.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 250 2.997 -0.78 1
--.HVA.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:38.90 10.0 positive manual PN 292 2.8194 -0.41 2.5
--.BRT.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:36.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 240 2.5086 1.08 0.7
--.BAI.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:35.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 246 2.5752 -0.86 0.9
--.LCI.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:33.20 10.0 undecidable manual PN 218 2.3199 0.89 0.9
--.PE1.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:33.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 236 2.3754 -0.05 1.4
--.SAR.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:28.00 10.0 positive manual PN 325 2.0757 -1.07 1.4
--.TIR.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:24.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 189 0.8103 1.93 0.1
--.PHP.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:14.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 146 0.5439 -0.12 0.8
--.SKO.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:14.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 98 1.0545 -0.78 1.9
--.ULC.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:14.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 252 0.6105 -2.21 0.1
--.SDA.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:10.30 10.0 undecidable manual SG 251 0.4218 0.32 0.8
--.TIR.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:10.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 189 0.8103 0.07 2.7
--.ULC.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:05.20 10.0 undecidable manual PG 252 0.6105 -1.45 0.8
--.PHP.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:04.50 10.0 positive manual PG 146 0.5439 -0.95 1.6
--.SDA.Z. 1985-11-21T07:28:02.90 10.0 negative manual PG 251 0.4218 -0.16 2.7
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