Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
BAY OF BISCAY ORID : 336746
21/09/15 79 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.85 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:27:40.20 ± 0.13
Latitude : 46.86 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 2.4 km
Longitude : -3.98 ± 1.3 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.4 km
Depth: 12. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 72.5 deg
ML : 2.88±0.30 of 25 stationsMD : 2.75±0.06 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 82 km SW of LE PALAIS (MORBIHAN) (2400 residents)
95 km SW of QUIBERON (MORBIHAN) (4600 residents)
95 km SSW of GROIX (MORBIHAN) (2500 residents)
108 km SSW of LORIENT (MORBIHAN) (59300 residents)