Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
PYRENEES ORID : 281823
23/08/12 10 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.11 Type :eq
Origin time: 12:46:16.40 ± 0.07
Latitude : 42.88 ± 0.9 1/2 Major Axis : 2.5 km
Longitude : -0.09 ± 0.3 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 172.5 deg
ML : 1.48±0.46 of 3 MD : 1.53±0.17 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km ESE of CAUTERETS (HAUTES-PYRENEES) (1200 residents)
7 km W of LUZ-SAINT-SAUVEUR (HAUTES-PYRENEES) (1200 residents)
8 km S of PIERREFITTE-NESTALAS (HAUTES-PYRENEES) (1300 residents)
14 km S of ARGELES-GAZOST (HAUTES-PYRENEES) (3200 residents)