Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 254074
23/01/11 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.50 Type :eq
Origin time: 00:10:09.90 ± 0.14
Latitude : 44.88 ± 0.8 1/2 Major Axis : 2.9 km
Longitude : 6.71 ± 1.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.0 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 79.0 deg
ML : 1.79±0.24 of 5 MD : 1.71±0.05 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km ESE of BRIANCON (HAUTES-ALPES) (11000 residents)
6 km E of VILLAR-SAINT-PANCRACE (HAUTES-ALPES) (1300 residents)
9 km ESE of SAINT-CHAFFREY (HAUTES-ALPES) (1400 residents)
15 km NE of L'ARGENTIERE-LA-BESSEE (HAUTES-ALPES) (2200 residents)
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