Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 245304
10/04/10 16 Arrivals 5 Iterations RMS : 0.16 Type :eq
Origin time: 12:51:44.78 ± 0.07
Latitude : 47.33 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 1.8 km
Longitude : 7.29 ± 1.0 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 88.1 deg
ML : 1.74±0.33 of 7 MD : 1.85±0.01 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 18 km S of FERRETTE (HAUT-RHIN) (900 residents)
28 km S of HIRSINGUE (HAUT-RHIN) (2000 residents)
29 km SW of BASEL (SWITZERLAND) (173000 residents)
32 km S of ALTKIRCH (HAUT-RHIN) (5100 residents)