Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 275562
06/05/12 39 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.82 Type :eq
Origin time: 00:20:47.11 ± 0.07
Latitude : 46.98 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.8 km
Longitude : -0.59 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 48.3 deg
ML : 2.00±0.27 of 13 MD : 2.12±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km N of LES AUBIERS (DEUX-SEVRES) (2900 residents)
4 km N of NUEIL-SUR-ARGENT (DEUX-SEVRES) (2200 residents)
9 km ESE of YZERNAY (MAINE-ET-LOIRE) (1600 residents)
17 km NNW of BRESSUIRE (DEUX-SEVRES) (17800 residents)