Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 269305
29/01/12 72 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.60 Type :eq
Origin time: 02:27:17.61 ± 0.04
Latitude : 47.98 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.9 km
Longitude : 7.25 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 8. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 164.1 deg
ML : 2.86±0.32 of 24 MD : 3.01±0.02 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km NNE of SOULTZMATT (HAUT-RHIN) (2000 residents)
2 km W of PFAFFENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (1100 residents)
4 km WNW of ROUFFACH (HAUT-RHIN) (4300 residents)
8 km NNE of GUEBWILLER (HAUT-RHIN) (10900 residents)