Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
PYRENEES ORID : 288584
17/12/12 10 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.64 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:57:53.22 ± 0.05
Latitude : 42.77 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.0 km
Longitude : 1.98 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 8. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 169.3 deg
ML : 1.60±0.17 of 3 MD : 1.86±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km SSE of BELCAIRE (AUDE) (400 residents)
12 km NW of QUERIGUT (ARIEGE) (100 residents)
12 km ENE of AX-LES-THERMES (ARIEGE) (1500 residents)
36 km SE of FOIX (ARIEGE) (10000 residents)