Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
GERMANY ORID : 246278
17/05/10 17 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.41 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:10:30.91 ± 0.05
Latitude : 49.43 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 8.83 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 4. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 71.2 deg
ML : 2.21±0.11 of 6 MD : 2.19±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 12 km ENE of HEIDELBERG (GERMANY) (137000 residents)
27 km ESE of MANNHEIM (GERMANY) (311000 residents)
30 km E of LUDWIGSHAFEN AM RHEIN (GERMANY) (163000 residents)
76 km NE of WISSEMBOURG (BAS-RHIN) (7400 residents)