Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 281514
20/08/12 16 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.32 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:07:30.97 ± 0.11
Latitude : 46.92 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 2.7 km
Longitude : 7.87 ± 1.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 94.2 deg
ML : 1.56±0.33 of 7 MD : 1.92±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 34 km E of BERNE (SWITZERLAND, Capitale) (135000 residents)
70 km SSE of BASEL (SWITZERLAND) (173000 residents)
71 km SW of ZURICH (SWITZERLAND) (343000 residents)
75 km SSE of HEGENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2300 residents)
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