Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
GERMANY ORID : 362577
20/10/16 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.25 Type :eq
Origin time: 16:57:56.71 ± 0.05
Latitude : 49.90 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 8.64 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 7. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 44.7 deg
ML : 1.87±0.12 of 3 stationsMD : 1.80±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km N of DARMSTADT (GERMANY) (139000 residents)
20 km SSW of OFFENBACH AM MAIN (GERMANY) (115000 residents)
24 km S of FRANKFURT AM MAIN (GERMANY) (593000 residents)
107 km NNE of WISSEMBOURG (BAS-RHIN) (7400 residents)