Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
PYRENEES ORID : 248136
27/07/10 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.80 Type :eq
Origin time: 22:19:06.38 ± 0.18
Latitude : 42.91 ± 1.5 1/2 Major Axis : 4.3 km
Longitude : 3.15 ± 0.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.7 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 167.7 deg
ML : 1.38±0.31 of 3 MD : 1.91±0.05 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 9 km E of LEUCATE (AUDE) (2200 residents)
15 km SE of PORT-LA-NOUVELLE (AUDE) (4800 residents)
16 km NE of LE BARCARES (PYRENEES-ORIENTALES) (2400 residents)
31 km NE of PERPIGNAN (PYRENEES-ORIENTALES) (106000 residents)