Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 268543
12/01/12 12 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.18 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:00:00.69 ± 0.05
Latitude : 44.74 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 6.62 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 79.6 deg
ML : 1.48±0.23 of 3 MD : 1.53±0.19 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km SE of L'ARGENTIERE-LA-BESSEE (HAUTES-ALPES) (2200 residents)
9 km NNW of GUILLESTRE (HAUTES-ALPES) (2000 residents)
14 km S of VILLAR-SAINT-PANCRACE (HAUTES-ALPES) (1300 residents)
17 km S of BRIANCON (HAUTES-ALPES) (11000 residents)