Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 272012
18/03/12 22 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.75 Type :eq
Origin time: 08:08:06.89 ± 0.08
Latitude : 46.83 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.5 km
Longitude : 8.13 ± 0.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.3 km
Depth: 8. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 101.9 deg
ML : 2.18±0.13 of 9 MD : 2.23±0.10 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 55 km ESE of BERNE (SWITZERLAND, Capitale) (135000 residents)
67 km SSW of ZURICH (SWITZERLAND) (343000 residents)
87 km SSE of BASEL (SWITZERLAND) (173000 residents)
93 km SSE of HEGENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2300 residents)