Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 249128
24/08/10 20 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.70 Type :eq
Origin time: 18:38:49.17 ± 0.05
Latitude : 47.85 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 7.44 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 10. Azimuth mj Axis : 162.6 deg
ML : 2.32±0.40 of 7 MD : 2.34±0.02 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km SSW of MUNCHHOUSE (HAUT-RHIN) (1200 residents)
5 km NE of BATTENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (1200 residents)
6 km WNW of BANTZENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (1500 residents)
13 km NE of MULHOUSE (HAUT-RHIN) (108400 residents)