Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
PYRENEES ORID : 248968
18/08/10 38 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.60 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:12:20.35 ± 0.07
Latitude : 43.49 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.9 km
Longitude : -0.67 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 130.0 deg
ML : 2.73±0.21 of 14 MD : 2.58±0.04 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km WNW of ARTHEZ-DE-BEARN (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (1600 residents)
8 km E of ORTHEZ (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (10200 residents)
9 km NNW of LACQ (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (700 residents)
32 km NW of PAU (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (82200 residents)