Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
PYRENEES ORID : 257090
12/03/11 6 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.50 Type :eq
Origin time: 16:49:16.64 ± 0.28
Latitude : 43.46 ± 2.0 1/2 Major Axis : 5.3 km
Longitude : -0.68 ± 1.2 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.4 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 179.8 deg
MD : 1.79±0.12 of 2 ML : 2.23±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km W of ARTHEZ-DE-BEARN (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (1600 residents)
6 km NW of LACQ (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (700 residents)
7 km NNW of LAGOR (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (1300 residents)
30 km N of OLORON-SAINTE-MARIE (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (11100 residents)