Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
BAY OF BISCAY ORID : 280078
22/07/12 15 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.95 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:58:03.67 ± 0.17
Latitude : 46.93 ± 1.1 1/2 Major Axis : 3.4 km
Longitude : -2.16 ± 1.3 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.6 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 37.7 deg
ML : 1.94±0.25 of 6 MD : 2.14±0.04 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km SE of BARBATRE (VENDEE) (1300 residents)
6 km NNW of LA BARRE-DE-MONTS (VENDEE) (1700 residents)
7 km SE of LA GUERINIERE (VENDEE) (1400 residents)
39 km S of SAINT-NAZAIRE (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (64800 residents)
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