Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
BAY OF BISCAY ORID : 317194
19/08/14 37 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.33 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:23:26.42 ± 0.09
Latitude : 46.72 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.7 km
Longitude : -3.30 ± 0.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 67.2 deg
ML : 2.14±0.19 of 12 stationsMD : 2.19±0.04 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 70 km S of LE PALAIS (MORBIHAN) (2400 residents)
73 km W of L'ILE-D'YEU (VENDEE) (4900 residents)
83 km WSW of L'EPINE (VENDEE) (1700 residents)
103 km SW of SAINT-NAZAIRE (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (64800 residents)