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Earthquake with magnitude of M 4.0 on date 13-12-1985 and time 22:28:08 (UTC) in region Albania [Land]

A magnitude M 4.0 earthquake occured in region: Albania [Land], on

  • 13-12-1985 22:28:08 (UTC)
  • 13-12-1985 23:28:08 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 42.15, 20.13 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 4.0 1985-12-13
22:28:08		 42.15 20.13 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04		 Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 18069
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1985-12-13 22:28:08 ± 0.246
Latitude 42.15 ± 0.02
Longitude 20.13 ± 0.03
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 18069

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) 3183.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 95
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 33
Number of defining phases 33
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.7
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00429
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.0735
Number of stations at which the event was observed 33
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 33
Magnitude information

M:4

Field Value
Value 4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude M
Reference to an origin 18069
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 09:50:03
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.CO9.Z. 1985-12-13T22:30:08.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 291 0.0735 0.28 1
--.PS9.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:54.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 285 0.0647 0.16 1.1
--.BDI.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:53.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 288 0.0648 -0.99 0.6
--.RBL.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:43.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 314 0.0571 0.73 0.9
--.CRE.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:41.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 286 0.0554 1.35 0.4
--.VOY.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:36.90 10.0 undecidable manual PN 312 0.0532 0.09 1.3
--.TRI.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:36.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 309 0.0521 0.88 0.8
--.LJU.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:32.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 315 0.0503 0.19 1.3
--.MNS.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:32.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 274 0.0495 0.8 0.9
--.ASS.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:32.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 281 0.0501 -0.04 1.3
--.CEY.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:31.40 10.0 undecidable manual PN 312 0.049 1.09 0.6
--.ARV.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:29.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 286 0.0488 -0.64 1.1
--.AQU.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:24.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 274 0.0448 0.6 1.1
--.SD1.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:21.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 266 0.0424 0.69 1.1
--.SOR.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:18.60 10.0 undecidable manual PN 251 0.0415 -0.37 1.4
--.DUI.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:13.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 264 0.0381 -0.84 1
--.VLS.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:11.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 174 0.0359 1.14 0.7
--.SGO.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:10.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 247 0.0355 0.2 1.6
--.TR9.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:09.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 254 0.0343 0.95 0.9
--.CSI.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:06.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 231 0.0336 -0.38 1.5
--.ORI.Z. 1985-12-13T22:29:04.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 233 0.0312 0.66 1.2
--.BRT.Z. 1985-12-13T22:28:51.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 240 0.0231 0.15 1.6
--.BEO.Z. 1985-12-13T22:28:50.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 4 0.024 -1.83 0.2
--.BAI.Z. 1985-12-13T22:28:50.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 247 0.0237 -1.34 0.5
--.LCI.Z. 1985-12-13T22:28:48.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 219 0.0213 -0.05 1.6
--.KZN.Z. 1985-12-13T22:28:48.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 145 0.02 1.91 0.2
--.PE1.Z. 1985-12-13T22:28:47.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 236 0.0219 -1.46 0.4
--.SAR.Z. 1985-12-13T22:28:43.50 10.0 undecidable manual PN 324 0.019 -1.17 0.7
--.OHR.Z. 1985-12-13T22:28:31.00 10.0 undecidable manual PN 153 0.0104 -0.46 1.4
--.SKO.Z. 1985-12-13T22:28:28.40 10.0 undecidable manual PG 99 0.0089 -0.38 1.4
--.TIR.Z. 1985-12-13T22:28:25.50 10.0 undecidable manual PG 193 0.0074 -0.27 1.5
--.PHP.Z. 1985-12-13T22:28:19.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG 152 0.0046 -0.45 1.4
--.SDA.Z. 1985-12-13T22:28:18.00 10.0 undecidable manual PG 253 0.0043 -1.39 0.5
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