Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
PYRENEES ORID : 281196
11/08/12 6 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.29 Type :eq
Origin time: 18:07:58.73 ± 0.05
Latitude : 42.49 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 2.06 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 6. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 24.8 deg
ML : 1.71±0.09 of 3 MD : 1.82±0.05 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km SE of FONT-ROMEU-ODEILLO-VIA (PYRENEES-ORIENTALES) (1900 residents)
3 km NNE of SAILLAGOUSE (PYRENEES-ORIENTALES) (800 residents)
5 km WSW of MONT-LOUIS (PYRENEES-ORIENTALES) (200 residents)
32 km WSW of PRADES (PYRENEES-ORIENTALES) (6000 residents)