Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
BAY OF BISCAY ORID : 303788
31/08/13 69 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.49 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:30:33.81 ± 0.05
Latitude : 46.23 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 1.2 km
Longitude : -2.31 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 65.5 deg
ML : 2.36±0.23 of 20 stationsMD : 2.44±0.00 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 50 km SW of LES SABLES-D'OLONNE (VENDEE) (15800 residents)
52 km S of L'ILE-D'YEU (VENDEE) (4900 residents)
53 km SW of OLONNE-SUR-MER (VENDEE) (8500 residents)
53 km SW of CHATEAU-D'OLONNE (VENDEE) (11000 residents)