Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 296424
18/04/13 98 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.77 Type :eq
Origin time: 21:25:49. 5 ± 0.04
Latitude : 47.56 1/2 Major Axis : 0.8 km
Longitude : 7.59 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 12. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 146.0 deg
ML : 2.42±0.32 of 38 stationsMD : 2.72±0.11 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km S of HUNINGUE (HAUT-RHIN) (6300 residents)
4 km E of HEGENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2300 residents)
5 km NNE of BASEL (SWITZERLAND) (173000 residents)
27 km ESE of ALTKIRCH (HAUT-RHIN) (5100 residents)