Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 257826
19/03/11 6 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.32 Type :eq
Origin time: 17:08:49.26 ± 0.06
Latitude : 47.51 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.3 km
Longitude : 7.66 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 10. Azimuth mj Axis : 162.1 deg
ML : 1.33±0.24 of 2 MD : 1.66±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km E of BASEL (SWITZERLAND) (173000 residents)
10 km SSE of HUNINGUE (HAUT-RHIN) (6300 residents)
11 km ESE of HEGENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2300 residents)
34 km ESE of ALTKIRCH (HAUT-RHIN) (5100 residents)