Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 354964
17/07/16 17 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.23 Type :eq
Origin time: 21:26:03.76 ± 0.05
Latitude : 46.21 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 1.0 km
Longitude : -0.28 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 67.0 deg
ML : 1.54±0.17 of 7 stationsMD : 1.53±0.39 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km SE of PRAHECQ (DEUX-SEVRES) (1600 residents)
7 km SW of CELLES-SUR-BELLE (DEUX-SEVRES) (3400 residents)
8 km NNW of BRIOUX-SUR-BOUTONNE (DEUX-SEVRES) (1400 residents)
18 km SE of NIORT (DEUX-SEVRES) (57000 residents)