Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
BAY OF BISCAY ORID : 265803
29/10/11 58 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.54 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:31:43.28 ± 0.11
Latitude : 45.70 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 2.2 km
Longitude : -3.29 ± 1.2 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.3 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 67.9 deg
ML : 2.93±0.21 of 20 MD : 3.07±0.06 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 133 km SW of L'ILE-D'YEU (VENDEE) (4900 residents)
146 km SW of LES SABLES-D'OLONNE (VENDEE) (15800 residents)
148 km WSW of ARS-EN-RE (CHARENTE-MARITIME) (1200 residents)
149 km SW of OLONNE-SUR-MER (VENDEE) (8500 residents)