Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
PYRENEES ORID : 246053
08/05/10 16 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.24 Type :eq
Origin time: 04:28:59.78 ± 0.04
Latitude : 43.00 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : -0.02 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 164.8 deg
ML : 1.66±0.17 of 5 MD : 1.97±0.10 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 6 km NE of PIERREFITTE-NESTALAS (HAUTES-PYRENEES) (1300 residents)
6 km E of ARGELES-GAZOST (HAUTES-PYRENEES) (3200 residents)
10 km SSE of LOURDES (HAUTES-PYRENEES) (16300 residents)
14 km ENE of AUCUN (HAUTES-PYRENEES) (200 residents)