Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 299129
19/05/13 13 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.23 Type :eq
Origin time: 18:18:18.78 ± 0.04
Latitude : 47.55 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 7.61 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 12. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 155.2 deg
ML : 1.63±0.30 of 6 stationsMD : 1.83±0.05 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km NE of BASEL (SWITZERLAND) (173000 residents)
5 km SSE of HUNINGUE (HAUT-RHIN) (6300 residents)
6 km ESE of HEGENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2300 residents)
29 km ESE of ALTKIRCH (HAUT-RHIN) (5100 residents)