Earthquake with magnitude of M 3.8 on date 21-11-1985 and time 17:10:48 (Italy) in region Albania [Land]

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

  • 21-11-1985 16:10:48 (UTC)
  • 21-11-1985 17:10:48 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.2110, 20.0140 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
16:10:48
42.211 20.014 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 15949
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1985-11-21 16:10:48 ± 0.322
Latitude 42.2110 ± 0.0179
Longitude 20.0140 ± 0.0332
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 15949

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) 3383.9
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 141
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 41
Number of defining phases 41
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.9
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00380
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.07965
Number of stations at which the event was observed 36
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 36
Magnitude information

M:3.8

Field Value
Value 3.8
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 15949
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
--.VAI.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:56.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 297 8.8467 -0.14 0.8
--.CO9.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:47.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 291 8.0586 1.18 0.5
--.VEA.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:44.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 292 7.9698 -0.16 0.9
--.SAL.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:39.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 299 7.6146 -0.19 0.9
--.CTI.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:32.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 305 7.104 -0.73 0.8
--.FO1.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:28.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 312 6.7599 0.54 0.9
--.RBL.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:21.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 314 6.2493 0.64 0.9
--.CRE.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:19.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 285 6.0606 1.21 0.6
--.ASS.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:11.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 281 5.4612 1.28 0.6
--.LJU.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:10.80 10.0 positive manual PN 315 5.4834 0.39 2.1
--.MNS.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:10.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 273 5.4057 1.04 0.8
--.CEY.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:09.40 10.0 undecidable manual PN 312 5.3391 1 1.6
--.ARV.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:08.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 286 5.328 0.22 1.1
--.AQU.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:04.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 273 4.884 2.34 0.2
--.DR2.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:02.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 222 4.7175 2.07 0.3
--.BAI.Z. 1985-11-21T16:12:01.00 10.0 undecidable manual SN 245 2.5752 -0.57 0.5
--.SD1.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:59.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 265 4.6287 0.32 1.2
--.SOR.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:56.90 10.0 undecidable manual PN 250 4.551 -0.7 1.1
--.DUI.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:54.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 263 4.1625 1.77 0.4
--.SGG.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:54.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 260 4.2624 0.24 1.3
--.CZI.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:53.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 225 4.1847 0.4 1.2
--.MMN.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:48.80 10.0 undecidable manual PN 233 3.8073 1.36 0.7
--.SGO.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:48.60 10.0 undecidable manual PN 246 3.8961 0.09 1.3
--.CSI.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:46.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 230 3.7074 0.05 1.3
--.TR9.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:46.80 10.0 undecidable manual PN 253 3.7518 0.18 1.3
--.ORI.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:43.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 232 3.441 0.64 1.2
--.CDM.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:35.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 248 3.0081 -1.43 0.7
--.HVA.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:33.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 291 2.7861 -0.36 2.6
--.BAI.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:29.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 245 2.5752 -1.56 0.6
--.BRT.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:29.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 238 2.5197 -0.21 1.3
--.BEO.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:28.90 10.0 undecidable manual PN 6 2.6196 -2.21 0.5
--.SAR.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:22.00 10.0 positive manual PN 325 2.0202 -0.83 2.1
--.VLO.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:21.50 10.0 positive manual PN 192 1.776 1.96 0.7
--.TIR.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:20.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 187 0.8658 0.97 0.6
--.PHP.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:11.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 148 0.6105 0.79 0.7
--.ULC.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:10.00 10.0 undecidable manual SG 246 0.6105 -0.92 0.6
--.TIR.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:05.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 187 0.8658 -1 1.9
--.SDA.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:03.60 10.0 undecidable manual SG 242 0.4218 -1.21 0.5
--.PHP.Z. 1985-11-21T16:11:00.00 10.0 negative manual PG 148 0.6105 -1.2 1.6
--.ULC.Z. 1985-11-21T16:10:59.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 246 0.6105 -2.32 0.4
--.SDA.Z. 1985-11-21T16:10:56.40 10.0 negative manual PG 242 0.4218 -1.39 1.4
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