Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 279690
17/07/12 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.31 Type :eq
Origin time: 13:54:01.61 ± 0.10
Latitude : 49.00 ± 0.9 1/2 Major Axis : 2.4 km
Longitude : -2.05 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 167.6 deg
ML : 2.47±0.22 of 6 MD : 2.08±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 22 km SSE of ST.HELIER (JERSEY) (28000 residents)
34 km W of AGON-COUTAINVILLE (MANCHE) (2500 residents)
34 km WSW of BLAINVILLE-SUR-MER (MANCHE) (1100 residents)
40 km N of SAINT-MALO (ILLE-ET-VILAINE) (48100 residents)