Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 257800
16/03/11 9 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.13 Type :eq
Origin time: 16:47:39.86 ± 0.04
Latitude : 46.04 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 1.5 km
Longitude : 6.85 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.5 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 116.8 deg
ML : 1.55±0.34 of 3 MD : 1.39±0.03 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 10 km ESE of SAMOENS (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (2100 residents)
13 km N of CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (9700 residents)
16 km E of ARACHES (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (1400 residents)
34 km E of BONNEVILLE (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (10000 residents)