Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 313141
23/04/14 19 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.33 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:46:17. 4 ± 0.11
Latitude : 46.15 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 2.0 km
Longitude : -0.15 ± 1.0 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.3 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 60.9 deg
ML : 1.54±0.75 of 6 stationsMD : 1.64±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km E of BRIOUX-SUR-BOUTONNE (DEUX-SEVRES) (1400 residents)
7 km NW of CHEF-BOUTONNE (DEUX-SEVRES) (2300 residents)
8 km S of MELLE (DEUX-SEVRES) (4000 residents)
30 km SE of NIORT (DEUX-SEVRES) (57000 residents)