Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 288574
18/12/12 21 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.39 Type :eq
Origin time: 00:09:53.34 ± 0.05
Latitude : 47.95 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 7.61 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 10. Azimuth mj Axis : 175.9 deg
ML : 1.86±0.18 of 5 MD : 1.85±0.05 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 6 km NE of FESSENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2000 residents)
8 km SSE of VOLGELSHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2700 residents)
8 km NE of BLODELSHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (1300 residents)
23 km SE of COLMAR (HAUT-RHIN) (63500 residents)