Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 287838
04/12/12 39 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.43 Type :eq
Origin time: 04:37:49.69 ± 0.07
Latitude : 45.73 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.6 km
Longitude : -1.06 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 60.1 deg
ML : 2.42±0.13 of 13 MD : 2.46±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km E of ETAULES (CHARENTE-MARITIME) (1400 residents)
4 km N of BREUILLET (CHARENTE-MARITIME) (1900 residents)
5 km ESE of ARVERT (CHARENTE-MARITIME) (2700 residents)
24 km SSW of ROCHEFORT (CHARENTE-MARITIME) (25600 residents)