Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 259652
23/05/11 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.27 Type :eq
Origin time: 08:46:57.48 ± 0.05
Latitude : 47.71 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.0 km
Longitude : 8.44 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 10. Azimuth mj Axis : 173.2 deg
ML : 2.23±0.14 of 4
Location in relation to nearby cities 39 km NNW of ZURICH (SWITZERLAND) (343000 residents)
53 km SE of FREIBURG IM BREISGAU (GERMANY) (192000 residents)
65 km ENE of HUNINGUE (HAUT-RHIN) (6300 residents)
82 km E of MULHOUSE (HAUT-RHIN) (108400 residents)