Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 288718
19/12/12 77 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.94 Type :eq
Origin time: 09:13:55.29 ± 0.08
Latitude : 46.98 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.7 km
Longitude : -1.94 ± 0.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 4. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 54.9 deg
ML : 2.89±0.28 of 23 MD : 2.93±0.15 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km E of BOUIN (VENDEE) (2300 residents)
6 km NW of BOIS-DE-CENE (VENDEE) (1200 residents)
7 km S of BOURGNEUF-EN-RETZ (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (2300 residents)
39 km SSE of SAINT-NAZAIRE (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (64800 residents)