Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 281368
18/08/12 22 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.26 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:45:45.47 ± 0.04
Latitude : 46.60 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 1.0 km
Longitude : 8.39 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 9. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 138.7 deg
ML : 1.98±0.19 of 9 MD : 2.46±0.18 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 83 km ESE of BERNE (SWITZERLAND, Capitale) (135000 residents)
86 km S of ZURICH (SWITZERLAND) (343000 residents)
104 km SW of VADUZ (LIECHTENSTEIN, Capitale) (5000 residents)
119 km SSE of BASEL (SWITZERLAND) (173000 residents)