Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 266125
08/11/11 19 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.58 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:10:00.26 ± 0.10
Latitude : 47.24 ± 1.0 1/2 Major Axis : 3.0 km
Longitude : -1.83 ± 1.2 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.5 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 36.6 deg
ML : 1.81±0.17 of 8 MD : 1.90±0.04 of 4
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km SW of SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-MONTLUC (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (5800 residents)
6 km NNE of ROUANS (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (1900 residents)
6 km SSE of CORDEMAIS (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (2400 residents)
21 km W of NANTES (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (245000 residents)