Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 277560
04/06/12 48 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.28 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:06:48.26 ± 0.05
Latitude : 46.13 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.9 km
Longitude : 0.02 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 64.8 deg
ML : 2.20±0.33 of 19 MD : 2.22±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 6 km W of SAUZE-VAUSSAIS (DEUX-SEVRES) (1800 residents)
7 km ENE of CHEF-BOUTONNE (DEUX-SEVRES) (2300 residents)
14 km NNW of VILLEFAGNAN (CHARENTE) (1000 residents)
42 km ESE of NIORT (DEUX-SEVRES) (57000 residents)