Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 261621
20/07/11 7 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.41 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:38:59.69 ± 0.06
Latitude : 47.99 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.3 km
Longitude : 8.13 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 4. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 153.5 deg
ML : 1.68±0.28 of 2 MD : 1.75±0.11 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 19 km E of FREIBURG IM BREISGAU (GERMANY) (192000 residents)
43 km E of VOLGELSHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2700 residents)
44 km E of BIESHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2100 residents)
58 km E of COLMAR (HAUT-RHIN) (63500 residents)