Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
PYRENEES ORID : 262784
21/08/11 6 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.39 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:17:09.78 ± 0.17
Latitude : 43.20 ± 1.4 1/2 Major Axis : 3.6 km
Longitude : -0.89 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.6 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 3.0 deg
MD : 1.55±0.01 of 2 ML : 1.49±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km S of MAULEON-LICHARRE (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (3500 residents)
4 km SSW of CHERAUTE (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (1200 residents)
9 km NNW of TARDETS-SORHOLUS (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (700 residents)
22 km W of OLORON-SAINTE-MARIE (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (11100 residents)