Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ITALY ORID : 271969
16/03/12 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.94 Type :eq
Origin time: 05:41:09. 2 ± 0.12
Latitude : 44.60 ± 0.7 1/2 Major Axis : 2.7 km
Longitude : 7.26 ± 1.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.7 km
Depth: 10. Azimuth mj Axis : 66.2 deg
ML : 1.63±0.21 of 6 MD : 1.59±0.30 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 31 km NW of CUNEO (ITALY) (100 residents)
37 km ESE of AIGUILLES (HAUTES-ALPES) (400 residents)
46 km NE of SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-TINEE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1800 residents)
53 km ENE of BARCELONNETTE (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (3000 residents)