Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 269397
28/01/12 9 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.43 Type :eq
Origin time: 05:42:57.53 ± 0.08
Latitude : 47.98 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.6 km
Longitude : 7.22 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.3 km
Depth: 8. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 157.9 deg
ML : 1.45±0.22 of 3 MD : 1.29±0.01 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km NNW of SOULTZMATT (HAUT-RHIN) (2000 residents)
5 km W of PFAFFENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (1100 residents)
6 km WNW of ROUFFACH (HAUT-RHIN) (4300 residents)
8 km N of GUEBWILLER (HAUT-RHIN) (10900 residents)