Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 275522
04/05/12 17 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.55 Type :eq
Origin time: 22:00:07.79 ± 0.05
Latitude : 48.32 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 7.64 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 9. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 168.5 deg
ML : 2.20±0.15 of 5 MD : 2.36±0.19 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km WSW of BOOFZHEIM (BAS-RHIN) (1100 residents)
4 km W of RHINAU (BAS-RHIN) (2300 residents)
5 km SW of OBENHEIM (BAS-RHIN) (1100 residents)
15 km ENE of SELESTAT (BAS-RHIN) (15500 residents)