Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 276151
16/05/12 62 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.54 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:04:00.91 ± 0.04
Latitude : 45.63 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.9 km
Longitude : 2.92 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 123.6 deg
ML : 2.49±0.30 of 25 MD : 2.63±0.06 of 6
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km SW of AYDAT (PUY-DE-DOME) (1300 residents)
10 km NE of MONT-DORE (PUY-DE-DOME) (2000 residents)
10 km SE of ROCHEFORT-MONTAGNE (PUY-DE-DOME) (900 residents)
20 km SW of CLERMONT-FERRAND (PUY-DE-DOME) (136200 residents)