Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 296219
17/04/13 24 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.27 Type :eq
Origin time: 07:16:51.17 ± 0.04
Latitude : 46.03 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.8 km
Longitude : 6.88 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 97.8 deg
ML : 2.29±0.24 of 9 stationsMD : 2.24±0.06 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 12 km N of CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (9700 residents)
13 km ESE of SAMOENS (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (2100 residents)
17 km NNE of LES HOUCHES (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (1900 residents)
36 km E of BONNEVILLE (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (10000 residents)