Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 248313
31/07/10 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.26 Type :eq
Origin time: 18:55:37. 0 ± 0.03
Latitude : 44.75 ± 0.2 1/2 Major Axis : 0.7 km
Longitude : 6.58 ± 0.3 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.5 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 72.0 deg
ML : 1.48±0.17 of 5 MD : 1.53±0.02 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km SSE of L'ARGENTIERE-LA-BESSEE (HAUTES-ALPES) (2200 residents)
11 km NNW of GUILLESTRE (HAUTES-ALPES) (2000 residents)
14 km SSW of VILLAR-SAINT-PANCRACE (HAUTES-ALPES) (1300 residents)
16 km SSW of BRIANCON (HAUTES-ALPES) (11000 residents)