Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 256791
07/03/11 16 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.42 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:25:02.50 ± 0.12
Latitude : 45.64 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 2.1 km
Longitude : -1.02 ± 1.1 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 95.8 deg
ML : 2.00±0.30 of 8 MD : 2.08±0.29 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km NNE of ROYAN (CHARENTE-MARITIME) (16800 residents)
3 km ESE of VAUX-SUR-MER (CHARENTE-MARITIME) (3100 residents)
3 km S of SAINT-SULPICE-DE-ROYAN (CHARENTE-MARITIME) (2100 residents)
31 km WSW of SAINTES (CHARENTE-MARITIME) (25900 residents)