Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 259201
11/05/11 14 Arrivals 6 Iterations RMS : 0.81 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:54:11.36 ± 0.17
Latitude : 48.49 ± 0.9 1/2 Major Axis : 3.4 km
Longitude : -0.07 ± 1.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.3 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 72.2 deg
ML : 1.79±0.22 of 3 MD : 1.80±0.15 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 9 km NW of CONDE-SUR-SARTHE (ORNE) (1900 residents)
10 km ENE of PRE-EN-PAIL (MAYENNE) (2400 residents)
10 km SSE of CARROUGES (ORNE) (800 residents)
13 km WNW of ALENCON (ORNE) (30000 residents)