Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 252308
03/12/10 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.51 Type :eq
Origin time: 03:03:01.48 ± 0.18
Latitude : 47.73 ± 1.0 1/2 Major Axis : 3.2 km
Longitude : -3.26 ± 1.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.8 km
Depth: 15. Azimuth mj Axis : 48.1 deg
ML : 2.22±0.21 of 4 MD : 1.48±0.06 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km WSW of MERLEVENEZ (MORBIHAN) (2000 residents)
3 km N of PLOUHINEC (MORBIHAN) (4000 residents)
4 km SSW of KERVIGNAC (MORBIHAN) (3700 residents)
8 km ESE of LORIENT (MORBIHAN) (59300 residents)