Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 263277
28/08/11 22 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.27 Type :eq
Origin time: 12:31:33.37 ± 0.05
Latitude : 46.03 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 6.87 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 103.5 deg
ML : 1.93±0.22 of 7 MD : 1.90±0.06 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 12 km N of CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (9700 residents)
12 km ESE of SAMOENS (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (2100 residents)
16 km NNE of LES HOUCHES (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (1900 residents)
36 km E of BONNEVILLE (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (10000 residents)
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