Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 373324
22/05/17 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.35 Type :eq
Origin time: 09:19:19.55 ± 0.06
Latitude : 47.22 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.2 km
Longitude : 7.56 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 8. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 137.3 deg
ML : 2.18±0.11 of 6 stationsMD : 1.75±0.09 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 31 km NNE of BERNE (SWITZERLAND, Capitale) (135000 residents)
32 km S of BASEL (SWITZERLAND) (173000 residents)
35 km SSE of FERRETTE (HAUT-RHIN) (900 residents)
38 km S of HEGENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2300 residents)