Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 259412
18/05/11 14 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.09 Type :eq
Origin time: 05:00:25. 9 ± 0.02
Latitude : 45.33 ± 0.2 1/2 Major Axis : 0.6 km
Longitude : 6.53 ± 0.3 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.3 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 130.4 deg
ML : 1.95±0.26 of 3 MD : 1.87±0.06 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km SSE of SAINT-MARTIN-DE-BELLEVILLE (SAVOIE) (2300 residents)
11 km S of LES ALLUES (SAVOIE) (1600 residents)
12 km NE of SAINT-JULIEN-MONT-DENIS (SAVOIE) (1700 residents)
15 km ENE of SAINT-JEAN-DE-MAURIENNE (SAVOIE) (9400 residents)