Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
PYRENEES ORID : 252972
26/12/10 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.33 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:27:18. 4 ± 0.05
Latitude : 42.67 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 1.0 km
Longitude : 2.98 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.6 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 114.3 deg
ML : 2.01±0.22 of 9 MD : 2.09±0.06 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 0 km W of SAINT-NAZAIRE (PYRENEES-ORIENTALES) (2000 residents)
2 km NE of SALEILLES (PYRENEES-ORIENTALES) (3300 residents)
3 km N of ALENYA (PYRENEES-ORIENTALES) (1600 residents)
7 km ESE of PERPIGNAN (PYRENEES-ORIENTALES) (106000 residents)