Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 5011203
31/12/18 48 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.85 Type :eq
Origin time: 17:49:34.37 ± 0.09
Latitude : 46.21 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.9 km
Longitude : -0.33 ± 1.0 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.4 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 57.2 deg
ML : 2.64±0.30 of 20 stations MD : 1.96±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km SSE of PRAHECQ (DEUX-SEVRES) (1600 residents)
7 km ESE of FORS (DEUX-SEVRES) (1400 residents)
10 km SSW of MOUGON (DEUX-SEVRES) (1400 residents)
16 km SE of NIORT (DEUX-SEVRES) (57000 residents)