Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 275668
09/05/12 15 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.51 Type :eq
Origin time: 04:03:53.20 ± 0.07
Latitude : 47.85 ± 0.8 1/2 Major Axis : 2.0 km
Longitude : 7.61 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 7.3 deg
ML : 2.00±0.12 of 5 MD : 2.05±0.31 of 4
Location in relation to nearby cities 6 km SE of BLODELSHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (1300 residents)
7 km ENE of BANTZENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (1500 residents)
8 km SE of FESSENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2000 residents)
23 km ENE of MULHOUSE (HAUT-RHIN) (108400 residents)