Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 263911
22/08/11 14 Arrivals 5 Iterations RMS : 0.15 Type :eq
Origin time: 13:10:00.74 ± 0.03
Latitude : 46.04 ± 0.2 1/2 Major Axis : 0.8 km
Longitude : 6.83 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.5 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 107.3 deg
ML : 2.19±0.16 of 4 MD : 1.61±0.06 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 9 km ESE of SAMOENS (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (2100 residents)
13 km N of CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (9700 residents)
15 km E of ARACHES (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (1400 residents)
32 km E of BONNEVILLE (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (10000 residents)