Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 256421
26/02/11 38 Arrivals 5 Iterations RMS : 0.96 Type :eq
Origin time: 03:10:47.38 ± 0.08
Latitude : 47.18 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.9 km
Longitude : -1.77 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 38.4 deg
ML : 2.29±0.25 of 16 MD : 2.38±0.04 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km SSW of LE PELLERIN (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (3700 residents)
3 km WSW of SAINT-JEAN-DE-BOISEAU (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (4100 residents)
4 km WNW of BRAINS (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (1900 residents)
16 km WSW of NANTES (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (245000 residents)