Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 264364
23/09/11 17 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.53 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:21:04.71 ± 0.05
Latitude : 44.79 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 6.60 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 79.1 deg
ML : 1.61±0.41 of 4 MD : 1.63±0.04 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km E of L'ARGENTIERE-LA-BESSEE (HAUTES-ALPES) (2200 residents)
9 km SSW of VILLAR-SAINT-PANCRACE (HAUTES-ALPES) (1300 residents)
12 km SSW of BRIANCON (HAUTES-ALPES) (11000 residents)
14 km NNW of GUILLESTRE (HAUTES-ALPES) (2000 residents)