Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
PYRENEES ORID : 276650
20/05/12 7 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.44 Type :eq
Origin time: 18:35:54.23 ± 0.11
Latitude : 43.08 ± 1.2 1/2 Major Axis : 3.1 km
Longitude : -0.77 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.3 km
Depth: 16. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 7.2 deg
MD : 1.66±0.01 of 2 ML : 1.27±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km WSW of ARETTE (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (1100 residents)
5 km SW of ARAMITS (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (600 residents)
8 km ESE of TARDETS-SORHOLUS (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (700 residents)
18 km SW of OLORON-SAINTE-MARIE (PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUE) (11100 residents)