Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 13-10-1997 and time 15:57:29 (UTC) in region 2 km W Preci (PG)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 2 km W Preci (PG), on

  • 13-10-1997 15:57:29 (UTC)
  • 13-10-1997 17:57:29 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.8730, 13.0160 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.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Preci PG 2 724 724
Sellano PG 7 1079 1803
Visso MC 9 1107 2910
Cerreto di Spoleto PG 10 1075 3985
Norcia PG 11 4957 8942
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 12 281 9223
Ussita MC 13 444 9667
Monte Cavallo MC 14 145 9812
Vallo di Nera PG 17 364 10176
Cascia PG 17 3217 13393
Poggiodomo PG 19 117 13510
Fiordimonte MC 19 202 13712
Pieve Torina MC 19 1458 15170

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
27 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
46 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
57 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
61 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
66 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
90 Km NE of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
92 Km SW of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
100 Km N of Guidonia Montecelio (88673 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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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 2.4
ML-VAX 1.5
1997-10-13
15:57:29
42.873 13.016 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 297919
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1997-10-13 15:57:29 ± 0.051
Latitude 42.8730 ± 0.0018
Longitude 13.0160 ± 0.0048
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 297919

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) 443.7
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 211
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.1
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00291
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00753
Number of stations at which the event was observed 4
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 4
Magnitudes information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 297919
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 21:40:07

ML:1.5

Field Value
Value 1.5
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 2
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 297919
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
--.FB9.Z. 1997-10-13T15:57:59.51 10.0 undecidable manual SG 347 0.8325 0.13 0.3
--.ARV.Z. 1997-10-13T15:57:52.76 10.0 undecidable manual SG 354 0.6216 0.09 0.5
--.MNS.Z. 1997-10-13T15:57:50.22 10.0 undecidable manual SG 206 0.5439 0.14 0.3
--.FB9.Z. 1997-10-13T15:57:46.83 10.0 undecidable manual PG 347 0.8325 0.02 1.5
--.ARV.Z. 1997-10-13T15:57:42.85 10.0 undecidable manual PG 354 0.6216 -0.09 1.2
--.ASS.Z. 1997-10-13T15:57:42.28 10.0 undecidable manual SG 305 0.3219 -0.05 0.6
--.MNS.Z. 1997-10-13T15:57:41.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 206 0.5439 -0.04 1.7
--.ASS.Z. 1997-10-13T15:57:36.97 10.0 undecidable manual PG 305 0.3219 -0.01 1.9
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