Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 262772
21/08/11 26 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.43 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:37:59.92 ± 0.12
Latitude : 46.02 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 2.6 km
Longitude : 6.86 ± 1.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.3 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 87.3 deg
ML : 2.17±0.27 of 9 MD : 2.22±0.12 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 11 km N of CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (9700 residents)
12 km ESE of SAMOENS (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (2100 residents)
15 km NNE of LES HOUCHES (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (1900 residents)
35 km E of BONNEVILLE (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (10000 residents)