Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 276127
16/05/12 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.33 Type :eq
Origin time: 01:52:50.89 ± 0.07
Latitude : 47.98 1/2 Major Axis : 1.7 km
Longitude : 7.41 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 5.4 deg
MD : 1.48±0.21 of 2 ML : 1.61±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km NE of OBERHERGHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (1100 residents)
3 km SSE of SAINTE-CROIX-EN-PLAINE (HAUT-RHIN) (1900 residents)
6 km S of SUNDHOFFEN (HAUT-RHIN) (1800 residents)
11 km SSE of COLMAR (HAUT-RHIN) (63500 residents)