Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 280894
09/08/12 52 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.93 Type :eq
Origin time: 02:44:44.35 ± 0.05
Latitude : 47.98 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 7.27 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 155.9 deg
ML : 2.43±0.29 of 14 MD : 2.91±0.07 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km WSW of PFAFFENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (1100 residents)
2 km NW of ROUFFACH (HAUT-RHIN) (4300 residents)
3 km NE of SOULTZMATT (HAUT-RHIN) (2000 residents)
9 km NNE of GUEBWILLER (HAUT-RHIN) (10900 residents)