Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 277440
03/06/12 14 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.97 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:00:56.42 ± 0.12
Latitude : 45.57 ± 0.9 1/2 Major Axis : 3.0 km
Longitude : 0.73 ± 1.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.2 km
Depth: 6. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 60.9 deg
ML : 2.18±0.23 of 3 MD : 2.10±0.09 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 6 km SSE of PIEGUT-PLUVIERS (DORDOGNE) (1500 residents)
6 km NE of NONTRON (DORDOGNE) (3600 residents)
8 km N of SAINT-PARDOUX-LA-RIVIERE (DORDOGNE) (1200 residents)
13 km E of JAVERLHAC-ET-LA-CHAPELLE-SAINT-ROBERT (DORDOGNE) (1100 residents)