Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 253413
05/01/11 46 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.19 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:53:26.36 ± 0.02
Latitude : 46.19 ± 0.2 1/2 Major Axis : 0.5 km
Longitude : -0.47 ± 0.3 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.4 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 63.6 deg
ML : 2.32±0.26 of 18 MD : 2.50±0.04 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km NNE of BEAUVOIR-SUR-NIORT (DEUX-SEVRES) (1200 residents)
6 km SW of FORS (DEUX-SEVRES) (1400 residents)
8 km SSE of SAINT-SYMPHORIEN (DEUX-SEVRES) (1500 residents)
14 km S of NIORT (DEUX-SEVRES) (57000 residents)
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