Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 269190
26/01/12 19 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.75 Type :eq
Origin time: 18:11:00.72 ± 0.06
Latitude : 47.98 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.4 km
Longitude : 7.23 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 8. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 170.8 deg
ML : 2.00±0.14 of 7 MD : 2.01±0.00 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km NNW of SOULTZMATT (HAUT-RHIN) (2000 residents)
4 km W of PFAFFENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (1100 residents)
5 km WNW of ROUFFACH (HAUT-RHIN) (4300 residents)
8 km N of GUEBWILLER (HAUT-RHIN) (10900 residents)