Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 249045
22/08/10 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.65 Type :eq
Origin time: 17:23:13.61 ± 0.08
Latitude : 46.03 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 2.0 km
Longitude : 2.81 ± 1.0 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.3 km
Depth: 15. Azimuth mj Axis : 124.9 deg
ML : 1.89±0.24 of 6 MD : 1.79±0.09 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 0 km W of SAINT-GERVAIS-D'AUVERGNE (PUY-DE-DOME) (1400 residents)
10 km NNW of SAINT-GEORGES-DE-MONS (PUY-DE-DOME) (2500 residents)
11 km SW of MENAT (PUY-DE-DOME) (600 residents)
28 km WNW of RIOM (PUY-DE-DOME) (18800 residents)