Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 277246
31/05/12 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.29 Type :eq
Origin time: 07:56:21.42 ± 0.04
Latitude : 47.99 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.9 km
Longitude : 7.33 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 14. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 144.1 deg
MD : 1.68±0.09 of 3 ML : 2.15±0.26 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km S of HERRLISHEIM-PRES-COLMAR (HAUT-RHIN) (1500 residents)
3 km E of PFAFFENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (1100 residents)
4 km NE of ROUFFACH (HAUT-RHIN) (4300 residents)
9 km S of COLMAR (HAUT-RHIN) (63500 residents)