Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 268741
17/01/12 4 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.16 Type :eq
Origin time: 21:08:50.49 ± 0.04
Latitude : 47.87 ± 0.2 1/2 Major Axis : 0.7 km
Longitude : 7.91 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.6 km
Depth: 20. Azimuth mj Axis : 122.3 deg
ML : 1.40±9.99 of 1 MD : 1.33±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 14 km SSE of FREIBURG IM BREISGAU (GERMANY) (192000 residents)
27 km E of BLODELSHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (1300 residents)
28 km E of FESSENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2000 residents)
44 km ENE of MULHOUSE (HAUT-RHIN) (108400 residents)