Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 248879
16/08/10 12 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.25 Type :eq
Origin time: 09:11:39. 6 ± 0.05
Latitude : 47.45 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.0 km
Longitude : 8.30 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 17. Azimuth mj Axis : 133.3 deg
ML : 2.03±0.21 of 6
Location in relation to nearby cities 21 km WNW of ZURICH (SWITZERLAND) (343000 residents)
55 km E of BASEL (SWITZERLAND) (173000 residents)
56 km ESE of HUNINGUE (HAUT-RHIN) (6300 residents)
79 km ESE of MULHOUSE (HAUT-RHIN) (108400 residents)