Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 255346
29/01/11 49 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.93 Type :eq
Origin time: 14:14:42.65 ± 0.06
Latitude : 46.58 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.3 km
Longitude : 4.85 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 17.1 deg
ML : 2.12±0.21 of 15 MD : 2.15±0.03 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km WNW of TOURNUS (SAONE-ET-LOIRE) (6600 residents)
6 km SSW of SENNECEY-LE-GRAND (SAONE-ET-LOIRE) (2600 residents)
11 km WSW of SIMANDRE (SAONE-ET-LOIRE) (1200 residents)
22 km S of CHALON-SUR-SAONE (SAONE-ET-LOIRE) (54600 residents)