Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 249761
16/09/10 32 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.31 Type :eq
Origin time: 14:43:46.84 ± 0.04
Latitude : 47.02 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 1.0 km
Longitude : -1.46 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.5 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 39.0 deg
ML : 2.76±0.23 of 16 MD : 2.79±0.04 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km WNW of LA PLANCHE (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (2100 residents)
4 km SSE of MONTBERT (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (2200 residents)
5 km SE of GENESTON (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (2000 residents)
23 km SSE of NANTES (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (245000 residents)