Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 324172
22/01/15 46 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.51 Type :eq
Origin time: 14:06:17.88 ± 0.05
Latitude : 44.80 1/2 Major Axis : 1.3 km
Longitude : 6.54 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 59.0 deg
ML : 2.49±0.32 of 13 stationsMD : 2.53±0.10 of 4 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km WNW of L'ARGENTIERE-LA-BESSEE (HAUTES-ALPES) (2200 residents)
10 km SW of VILLAR-SAINT-PANCRACE (HAUTES-ALPES) (1300 residents)
13 km SW of BRIANCON (HAUTES-ALPES) (11000 residents)
14 km SSW of SAINT-CHAFFREY (HAUTES-ALPES) (1400 residents)