Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 248205
29/07/10 14 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.30 Type :eq
Origin time: 05:15:20.68 ± 0.05
Latitude : 47.50 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 7.46 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 10. Azimuth mj Axis : 4.1 deg
ML : 1.82±0.17 of 5 MD : 1.79±0.03 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 8 km WSW of BASEL (SWITZERLAND) (173000 residents)
8 km SW of HEGENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2300 residents)
9 km SSW of HESINGUE (HAUT-RHIN) (1700 residents)
21 km SE of ALTKIRCH (HAUT-RHIN) (5100 residents)