Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 283308
13/09/12 14 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.55 Type :eq
Origin time: 06:09:03. 8 ± 0.10
Latitude : 47.44 ± 0.7 1/2 Major Axis : 2.0 km
Longitude : 7.75 ± 0.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.4 km
Depth: 9. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 153.2 deg
ML : 2.01±0.24 of 5 MD : 1.88±0.02 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 16 km ESE of BASEL (SWITZERLAND) (173000 residents)
21 km SE of HUNINGUE (HAUT-RHIN) (6300 residents)
21 km SE of HEGENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2300 residents)
43 km ESE of ALTKIRCH (HAUT-RHIN) (5100 residents)