Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
UNITED KINGDOM ORID : 281986
26/08/12 36 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.63 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:37:40.19 ± 0.17
Latitude : 50.56 1/2 Major Axis : 3.0 km
Longitude : -2.27 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.9 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 157.1 deg
ML : 2.38±0.17 of 10 MD : 2.82±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 27 km SW of POOLE (UNITED KINGDOM) (130000 residents)
33 km WSW of BOURNEMOUTH (UNITED KINGDOM) (155000 residents)
72 km WSW of SOUTHAMPTON (UNITED KINGDOM) (200000 residents)
112 km NNW of CHERBOURG (MANCHE) (27100 residents)
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