Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 253907
17/01/11 14 Arrivals 5 Iterations RMS : 0.79 Type :eq
Origin time: 22:46:26. 1 ± 0.14
Latitude : 49.01 ± 1.3 1/2 Major Axis : 3.4 km
Longitude : -1.66 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 171.1 deg
ML : 1.85±0.26 of 4 MD : 1.85±0.06 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km WSW of AGON-COUTAINVILLE (MANCHE) (2500 residents)
8 km SW of BLAINVILLE-SUR-MER (MANCHE) (1100 residents)
10 km WNW of MONTMARTIN-SUR-MER (MANCHE) (900 residents)
16 km WSW of COUTANCES (MANCHE) (9700 residents)