Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 258361
17/04/11 20 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.25 Type :eq
Origin time: 09:56:43.84 ± 0.06
Latitude : 47.36 1/2 Major Axis : 1.2 km
Longitude : 7.34 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 7. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 154.4 deg
ML : 1.89±0.17 of 7 MD : 1.85±0.02 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 15 km S of FERRETTE (HAUT-RHIN) (900 residents)
24 km SW of BASEL (SWITZERLAND) (173000 residents)
26 km SSE of HIRSINGUE (HAUT-RHIN) (2000 residents)
30 km SSE of ALTKIRCH (HAUT-RHIN) (5100 residents)