Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 263815
09/09/11 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.39 Type :eq
Origin time: 02:46:11.72 ± 0.09
Latitude : 47.51 ± 0.7 1/2 Major Axis : 1.8 km
Longitude : 7.58 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.3 km
Depth: 15. Azimuth mj Axis : 171.9 deg
ML : 1.63±0.15 of 2 MD : 1.62±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km SE of BASEL (SWITZERLAND) (173000 residents)
7 km SE of HEGENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2300 residents)
8 km SSE of HESINGUE (HAUT-RHIN) (1700 residents)
28 km ESE of ALTKIRCH (HAUT-RHIN) (5100 residents)