Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 277420
02/06/12 56 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.48 Type :eq
Origin time: 11:51:50.39 ± 0.07
Latitude : 46.07 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.5 km
Longitude : 0.19 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 6. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 55.4 deg
ML : 2.42±0.24 of 22 MD : 2.67±0.29 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km N of RUFFEC (CHARENTE) (3900 residents)
9 km SE of SAUZE-VAUSSAIS (DEUX-SEVRES) (1800 residents)
10 km NE of VILLEFAGNAN (CHARENTE) (1000 residents)
37 km W of CONFOLENS (CHARENTE) (2900 residents)