Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 243314
16/01/10 14 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.21 Type :eq
Origin time: 02:21:29. 3 ± 0.18
Latitude : 48.33 ± 1.0 1/2 Major Axis : 2.9 km
Longitude : 7.83 ± 1.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.2 km
Depth: 8. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 49.0 deg
ML : 1.60±0.10 of 3 MD : 1.77±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 9 km E of RHINAU (BAS-RHIN) (2300 residents)
10 km ESE of OBENHEIM (BAS-RHIN) (1100 residents)
11 km E of BOOFZHEIM (BAS-RHIN) (1100 residents)
28 km SSE of STRASBOURG (BAS-RHIN) (252300 residents)