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Earthquake with magnitude of M 3.4 on date 21-11-1985 and time 10:36:27 (UTC) in region Albania [Land]

A magnitude M 3.4 earthquake occured in region: Albania [Land], on

  • 21-11-1985 10:36:27 (UTC)
  • 21-11-1985 11:36:27 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.1910, 20.0320 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 3.4 1985-11-21
10:36:27		 42.191 20.032 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 15899
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1985-11-21 10:36:27 ± 0.283
Latitude 42.1910 ± 0.0228
Longitude 20.0320 ± 0.0287
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 15899

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) 3463.3
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 32
Number of defining phases 32
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00389
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.06419
Number of stations at which the event was observed 29
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 29
Magnitude information

M:3.4

Field Value
Value 3.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 15899
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. 1985-11-21T10:38:12.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 305 7.1262 -0.52 0.8
--.FO1.Z. 1985-11-21T10:38:08.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 312 6.7821 0.74 0.7
--.RBL.Z. 1985-11-21T10:38:00.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 314 6.2604 -0.66 0.8
--.VOY.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:55.40 10.0 negative manual PN 312 5.8275 0.7 0.8
--.TRI.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:54.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 309 5.7054 1.01 0.7
--.LJU.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:51.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 315 5.5056 0.79 0.8
--.ASS.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:50.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 281 5.4834 0.07 1
--.MNS.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:49.80 10.0 undecidable manual PN 274 5.4279 0.66 0.9
--.CEY.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:49.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 312 5.3502 1.3 1.2
--.ARV.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:48.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 286 5.3502 -0.01 1
--.GA2.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:44.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 219 5.1282 -1.11 0.7
--.AQU.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:42.20 10.0 undecidable manual PN 273 4.8951 0.37 1
--.CZI.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:33.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 225 4.1736 0.99 0.9
--.SGG.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:33.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 260 4.2735 -0.37 1.1
--.ACI.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:31.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 226 4.0404 0.82 1
--.MMN.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:29.20 10.0 undecidable manual PN 233 3.8073 2.3 0.2
--.TR9.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:27.20 10.0 undecidable manual PN 253 3.7518 1.01 0.9
--.CDM.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:14.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 249 3.0081 -1.97 0.4
--.HVA.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:12.80 10.0 undecidable manual PN 291 2.8083 -0.3 2.5
--.BAI.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:08.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 245 2.5863 -2.08 0.3
--.PE1.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:07.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 235 2.3865 -0.37 1.3
--.SKO.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:05.30 10.0 undecidable manual SG 100 1.0656 0.51 0.7
--.SAR.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:02.00 10.0 positive manual PN 325 2.0424 -0.64 2.3
--.VLO.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:01.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 192 1.7649 2.23 0.3
--.TIR.Z. 1985-11-21T10:37:00.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 188 0.8436 2.11 0.2
--.KBN.Z. 1985-11-21T10:36:59.60 10.0 negative manual PN 159 1.6539 2.25 0.5
--.PHP.Z. 1985-11-21T10:36:48.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 148 0.5883 -0.89 0.6
--.SKO.Z. 1985-11-21T10:36:47.80 10.0 undecidable manual PG 100 1.0656 -1.3 1.5
--.TIR.Z. 1985-11-21T10:36:45.00 10.0 negative manual PG 188 0.8436 -0.12 2.6
--.ULC.Z. 1985-11-21T10:36:39.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 248 0.6216 -1.87 0.8
--.PHP.Z. 1985-11-21T10:36:38.50 10.0 positive manual PG 148 0.5883 -1.71 1
--.SDA.Z. 1985-11-21T10:36:36.60 10.0 positive manual PG 245 0.4329 -0.73 2.2
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