Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 255930
12/02/11 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.47 Type :eq
Origin time: 10:46:47.98 ± 0.08
Latitude : 44.65 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.7 km
Longitude : 6.70 ± 0.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 4. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 87.0 deg
ML : 2.12±0.18 of 6 MD : 1.99±0.02 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km ESE of GUILLESTRE (HAUTES-ALPES) (2000 residents)
18 km ENE of EMBRUN (HAUTES-ALPES) (5800 residents)
19 km SE of L'ARGENTIERE-LA-BESSEE (HAUTES-ALPES) (2200 residents)
27 km S of BRIANCON (HAUTES-ALPES) (11000 residents)