Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 246461
24/05/10 19 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.50 Type :eq
Origin time: 12:25:20.27 ± 0.09
Latitude : 48.96 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.5 km
Longitude : 7.83 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.4 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 9.9 deg
ML : 2.06±0.20 of 6 MD : 2.06±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km NW of SOULTZ-SOUS-FORETS (BAS-RHIN) (2200 residents)
5 km N of SURBOURG (BAS-RHIN) (1500 residents)
5 km SSE of LEMBACH (BAS-RHIN) (1700 residents)
12 km SW of WISSEMBOURG (BAS-RHIN) (7400 residents)