Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
PYRENEES ORID : 262771
21/08/11 17 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.95 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:00:57.74 ± 0.13
Latitude : 43.08 ± 1.1 1/2 Major Axis : 3.0 km
Longitude : -1.02 ± 1.2 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.3 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 174.7 deg
ML : 2.41±0.11 of 4 MD : 2.41±0.09 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 13 km WSW of TARDETS-SORHOLUS (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (700 residents)
19 km SW of MAULEON-LICHARRE (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (3500 residents)
19 km ESE of SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (1400 residents)
35 km WSW of OLORON-SAINTE-MARIE (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (11100 residents)