Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 248966
18/08/10 60 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.56 Type :eq
Origin time: 15:54:31.40 ± 0.04
Latitude : 47.88 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.9 km
Longitude : 8.11 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 7. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 12.6 deg
ML : 2.94±0.33 of 19 MD : 2.98±0.06 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 22 km SE of FREIBURG IM BREISGAU (GERMANY) (192000 residents)
42 km E of BLODELSHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (1300 residents)
42 km E of FESSENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2000 residents)
59 km ENE of MULHOUSE (HAUT-RHIN) (108400 residents)