Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 248084
24/07/10 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.84 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:50:44.50 ± 0.06
Latitude : 44.65 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 1.4 km
Longitude : 6.77 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 89.0 deg
ML : 1.66±0.25 of 6 MD : 1.66±0.03 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 9 km E of GUILLESTRE (HAUTES-ALPES) (2000 residents)
16 km SSW of AIGUILLES (HAUTES-ALPES) (400 residents)
23 km SE of L'ARGENTIERE-LA-BESSEE (HAUTES-ALPES) (2200 residents)
29 km SSE of BRIANCON (HAUTES-ALPES) (11000 residents)