Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
GERMANY ORID : 314074
17/05/14 141 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.82 Type :eq
Origin time: 16:46:27.36 ± 0.06
Latitude : 49.80 1/2 Major Axis : 1.2 km
Longitude : 8.69 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 80.6 deg
ML : 4.15±0.35 of 48 stationsMD : 4.04±0.23 of 5 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km SSE of DARMSTADT (GERMANY) (139000 residents)
30 km S of OFFENBACH AM MAIN (GERMANY) (115000 residents)
35 km S of FRANKFURT AM MAIN (GERMANY) (593000 residents)
100 km NNE of WISSEMBOURG (BAS-RHIN) (7400 residents)