Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN ORID : 335049
17/08/15 48 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.91 Type :eq
Origin time: 18:54:43.37 ± 0.24
Latitude : 46.99 ± 1.3 1/2 Major Axis : 4.6 km
Longitude : -7.53 ± 2.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.3 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 96.4 deg
ML : 3.11±0.26 of 23 stationsMD : 2.98±0.03 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 245 km SW of OUESSANT (FINISTERE) (1100 residents)
245 km WSW of PLOGOFF (FINISTERE) (1900 residents)
246 km WSW of CLEDEN-CAP-SIZUN (FINISTERE) (1200 residents)
275 km WSW of BREST (FINISTERE) (148000 residents)