Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 249209
28/08/10 44 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.74 Type :eq
Origin time: 05:14:39.78 ± 0.07
Latitude : 45.84 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.4 km
Longitude : 0.04 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 54.9 deg
ML : 2.52±0.23 of 20 MD : 2.34±0.08 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 6 km SSE of AIGRE (CHARENTE) (1200 residents)
8 km WNW of SAINT-AMANT-DE-BOIXE (CHARENTE) (1000 residents)
10 km NW of VARS (CHARENTE) (1500 residents)
22 km NNW of ANGOULEME (CHARENTE) (42900 residents)