Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 255345
29/01/11 60 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.62 Type :eq
Origin time: 14:12:21.23 ± 0.03
Latitude : 46.58 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.7 km
Longitude : 4.86 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 169.2 deg
ML : 2.27±0.27 of 18 MD : 2.32±0.05 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km WNW of TOURNUS (SAONE-ET-LOIRE) (6600 residents)
6 km S of SENNECEY-LE-GRAND (SAONE-ET-LOIRE) (2600 residents)
10 km WSW of SIMANDRE (SAONE-ET-LOIRE) (1200 residents)
22 km S of CHALON-SUR-SAONE (SAONE-ET-LOIRE) (54600 residents)