Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 20-10-1997 and time 18:04:35 (Italy) in region 3 km E Preci (PG)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: 3 km E Preci (PG), on

  • 20-10-1997 16:04:35 (UTC)
  • 20-10-1997 18:04:35 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.8770, 13.0730 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
Preci PG 3 724 724
Visso MC 6 1107 1831
Castelsantangelo sul Nera MC 7 281 2112
Ussita MC 9 444 2556
Norcia PG 10 4957 7513
Sellano PG 12 1079 8592
Cerreto di Spoleto PG 14 1075 9667
Monte Cavallo MC 14 145 9812
Fiordimonte MC 18 202 10014
Cascia PG 18 3217 13231
Bolognola MC 18 142 13373
Pieve Torina MC 19 1458 14831
Acquacanina MC 19 121 14952
Fiastra MC 19 559 15511

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km E of Foligno (57155 inhabitants)
49 Km NE of Terni (111501 inhabitants)
57 Km W of Teramo (54892 inhabitants)
61 Km E of Perugia (166134 inhabitants)
64 Km NW of L'Aquila (69753 inhabitants)
90 Km SW of Ancona (100861 inhabitants)
94 Km NE of Viterbo (67173 inhabitants)
97 Km W of Montesilvano (53738 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
Md 2.4
ML-VAX 1.7
1997-10-20
16:04:35
42.877 13.073 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 304019
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1997-10-20 16:04:35 ± 0.222
Latitude 42.8770 ± 0.0083
Longitude 13.0730 ± 0.0236
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 304019

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) 2134.3
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 219
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 7
Number of defining phases 7
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.2
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00316
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 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 304019
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 21:45:30

ML:1.7

Field Value
Value 1.7
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 304019
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
--.ARV.Z. 1997-10-20T16:04:58.80 10.0 undecidable manual SG 351 0.6216 -0.6 0.1
--.MNS.Z. 1997-10-20T16:04:56.34 10.0 undecidable manual SG 210 0.5661 -0.49 0.2
--.FB9.Z. 1997-10-20T16:04:53.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 345 0.8325 0.09 1.6
--.ASS.Z. 1997-10-20T16:04:49.23 10.0 undecidable manual SG 300 0.3552 -0.34 0.4
--.ARV.Z. 1997-10-20T16:04:48.94 10.0 undecidable manual PG 351 0.6216 0 1.9
--.MNS.Z. 1997-10-20T16:04:47.96 10.0 undecidable manual PG 210 0.5661 0.08 2
--.ASS.Z. 1997-10-20T16:04:44.90 10.0 undecidable manual PG 300 0.3552 0.41 0.8
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