Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.5 on date 05-01-1997 and time 04:40:26 (Italy) in region 3 km NE Fermo (FM)

A magnitude Md 2.5 earthquake occured in region: 3 km NE Fermo (FM), on

  • 05-01-1997 03:40:26 (UTC)
  • 05-01-1997 04:40:26 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 43.1870, 13.7360 at 5 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

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
Fermo FM 3 37655 37655
Porto San Giorgio FM 5 16121 53776
Monte Urano FM 6 8353 62129
Sant'Elpidio a Mare FM 6 17110 79239
Porto Sant'Elpidio FM 8 26152 105391
Lapedona FM 9 1166 106557
Montegranaro FM 10 12990 119547
Altidona FM 10 3390 122937
Torre San Patrizio FM 10 2048 124985
Ponzano di Fermo FM 11 1674 126659
Moresco FM 11 598 127257
Monterubbiano FM 11 2230 129487
Rapagnano FM 12 2145 131632
Monte San Pietrangeli FM 13 2458 134090
Monte San Giusto MC 13 8191 142281
Pedaso FM 13 2800 145081
Magliano di Tenna FM 13 1452 146533
Civitanova Marche MC 13 41983 188516
Monte Giberto FM 14 801 189317
Campofilone FM 14 1916 191233
Grottazzolina FM 14 3398 194631
Petritoli FM 15 2335 196966
Montefiore dell'Aso AP 15 2123 199089
Francavilla d'Ete FM 16 964 200053
Massignano AP 16 1638 201691
Montecosaro MC 17 7113 208804
Montegiorgio FM 17 6851 215655
Monte Vidon Combatte FM 17 433 216088
Carassai AP 18 1100 217188
Montottone FM 18 979 218167
Morrovalle MC 19 10195 228362
Belmonte Piceno FM 19 646 229008
Corridonia MC 20 15430 244438
Monsampietro Morico FM 20 659 245097
Ortezzano FM 20 774 245871

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
51 Km SE of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
59 Km N of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
82 Km NW of Montesilvano (53738 inhabitants)
88 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
89 Km NW of Pescara (121014 inhabitants)
93 Km SE of Fano (60888 inhabitants)
97 Km N of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
99 Km NW of Chieti (51815 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
Seismic hazard
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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 2.5
ML-VAX 1.7
1997-01-05
03:40:26
43.187 13.736 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 259119
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1997-01-05 03:40:26 ± 0.286
Latitude 43.1870 ± 0.0123
Longitude 13.7360 ± 0.0251
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 259119

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) 2456.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 228
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) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00583
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.01328
Number of stations at which the event was observed 7
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 7
Magnitudes information

Md:2.5

Field Value
Value 2.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 259119
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 21:05:07

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 259119
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
--.MNS.Z. 1997-01-05T03:41:04.81 10.0 undecidable manual SN 223 1.11 -0.01 0.8
--.AQU.Z. 1997-01-05T03:40:57.98 10.0 undecidable manual SG 195 0.8658 0.76 0.1
--.FB9.Z. 1997-01-05T03:40:57.33 10.0 undecidable manual SG 305 0.8547 0.41 0.5
--.ASS.Z. 1997-01-05T03:40:54.70 10.0 undecidable manual SG 260 0.7881 -0.33 0.6
--.SDI.Z. 1997-01-05T03:40:53.89 10.0 undecidable manual PN 177 1.4763 0.28 1.2
--.ARV.Z. 1997-01-05T03:40:51.11 10.0 undecidable manual SG 298 0.6438 0.76 0.1
--.RSM.Z. 1997-01-05T03:40:49.85 10.0 undecidable manual PN 308 1.1877 0.21 1.6
--.MNS.Z. 1997-01-05T03:40:48.66 10.0 undecidable manual PN 223 1.11 0.04 1.9
--.FB9.Z. 1997-01-05T03:40:43.49 10.0 undecidable manual PG 305 0.8547 -0.57 0.7
--.AQU.Z. 1997-01-05T03:40:43.77 10.0 undecidable manual PG 195 0.8658 -0.46 1
--.ASS.Z. 1997-01-05T03:40:42.72 10.0 undecidable manual PG 260 0.7881 -0.24 1.7
--.ARV.Z. 1997-01-05T03:40:40.35 10.0 undecidable manual PG 298 0.6438 0.09 2
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