Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 313388
29/04/14 54 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.59 Type :eq
Origin time: 21:57:44.29 ± 0.07
Latitude : 46.65 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.7 km
Longitude : -0.97 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 47.6 deg
ML : 2.25±0.22 of 14 stationsMD : 2.58±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km NW of LA CAILLERE-SAINT-HILAIRE (VENDEE) (1100 residents)
7 km ESE of CHANTONNAY (VENDEE) (7500 residents)
8 km SSE of SAINT-GERMAIN-DE-PRINCAY (VENDEE) (1400 residents)
23 km NNW of FONTENAY-LE-COMTE (VENDEE) (14500 residents)