Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 248967
18/08/10 14 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.43 Type :eq
Origin time: 18:07:29.63 ± 0.06
Latitude : 47.88 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.3 km
Longitude : 8.10 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 10. Azimuth mj Axis : 168.9 deg
ML : 2.10±0.10 of 5 MD : 2.12±0.16 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 21 km SE of FREIBURG IM BREISGAU (GERMANY) (192000 residents)
41 km E of BLODELSHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (1300 residents)
42 km E of FESSENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2000 residents)
58 km ENE of MULHOUSE (HAUT-RHIN) (108400 residents)