Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 246189
14/05/10 86 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.86 Type :eq
Origin time: 14:49:17. 8 ± 0.07
Latitude : 47.13 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.4 km
Longitude : -1.98 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 81.7 deg
ML : 3.44±0.25 of 29 MD : 3.53±0.05 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km S of CHAUVE (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (1600 residents)
3 km WNW of ARTHON-EN-RETZ (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (2300 residents)
5 km WNW of CHEMERE (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (1400 residents)
24 km SE of SAINT-NAZAIRE (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (64800 residents)