Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 258109
09/04/11 27 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.35 Type :eq
Origin time: 15:17:33.80 ± 0.04
Latitude : 46.03 1/2 Major Axis : 0.9 km
Longitude : 6.88 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 91.1 deg
ML : 1.99±0.28 of 10 MD : 2.16±0.01 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 12 km N of CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (9700 residents)
13 km ESE of SAMOENS (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (2100 residents)
17 km NNE of LES HOUCHES (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (1900 residents)
36 km E of BONNEVILLE (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (10000 residents)