Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 272765
30/03/12 69 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.84 Type :eq
Origin time: 18:52:44.47 ± 0.05
Latitude : 45.49 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 0.77 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 75.7 deg
ML : 2.60±0.28 of 22 MD : 2.77±0.01 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km ESE of SAINT-PARDOUX-LA-RIVIERE (DORDOGNE) (1200 residents)
9 km ESE of NONTRON (DORDOGNE) (3600 residents)
12 km NNE of CHAMPAGNAC-DE-BELAIR (DORDOGNE) (700 residents)
14 km NW of THIVIERS (DORDOGNE) (3600 residents)