Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 249196
20/08/10 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.18 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:56:49. 2 ± 0.04
Latitude : 47.87 1/2 Major Axis : 0.8 km
Longitude : 8.09 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 10. Azimuth mj Axis : 25.8 deg
ML : 0.99±9.99 of 1 MD : 1.59±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 22 km SE of FREIBURG IM BREISGAU (GERMANY) (192000 residents)
41 km E of BLODELSHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (1300 residents)
41 km E of FESSENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2000 residents)
57 km ENE of MULHOUSE (HAUT-RHIN) (108400 residents)