Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 275108
28/04/12 22 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.70 Type :eq
Origin time: 15:45:37. 0 ± 0.13
Latitude : 47.01 ± 1.0 1/2 Major Axis : 3.0 km
Longitude : -1.91 ± 1.2 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.3 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 37.1 deg
ML : 2.42±0.16 of 13 MD : 2.71±0.04 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km SE of BOURGNEUF-EN-RETZ (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (2300 residents)
6 km WNW of MACHECOUL (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (5100 residents)
7 km ENE of BOUIN (VENDEE) (2300 residents)
35 km SW of NANTES (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (245000 residents)
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