Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 248740
12/08/10 49 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.45 Type :eq
Origin time: 12:55:24.96 ± 0.04
Latitude : 47.68 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.9 km
Longitude : 7.46 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 140.3 deg
ML : 2.59±0.24 of 16 MD : 2.76±0.14 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km N of SIERENTZ (HAUT-RHIN) (2100 residents)
3 km WSW of KEMBS (HAUT-RHIN) (3000 residents)
4 km ESE of DIETWILLER (HAUT-RHIN) (1300 residents)
11 km SE of MULHOUSE (HAUT-RHIN) (108400 residents)