Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
BAY OF BISCAY ORID : 292573
23/02/13 55 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.49 Type :eq
Origin time: 01:29:00.28 ± 0.06
Latitude : 46.00 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.4 km
Longitude : -2.40 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 65.3 deg
ML : 2.18±0.30 of 15 MD : 2.31±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 72 km WSW of ARS-EN-RE (CHARENTE-MARITIME) (1200 residents)
72 km SW of LES SABLES-D'OLONNE (VENDEE) (15800 residents)
75 km SW of CHATEAU-D'OLONNE (VENDEE) (11000 residents)
76 km SW of OLONNE-SUR-MER (VENDEE) (8500 residents)