Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
BAY OF BISCAY ORID : 338006
10/10/15 14 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 1.03 Type :eq
Origin time: 18:07:35.43 ± 0.20
Latitude : 46.73 ± 1.4 1/2 Major Axis : 4.0 km
Longitude : -2.01 ± 1.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.8 km
Depth: 15. Azimuth mj Axis : 31.7 deg
ML : 1.84±0.20 of 7 stationsMD : 1.97±0.06 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km WNW of SAINT-HILAIRE-DE-RIEZ (VENDEE) (7400 residents)
7 km WNW of SAINT-GILLES-CROIX-DE-VIE (VENDEE) (6300 residents)
7 km SSE of SAINT-JEAN-DE-MONTS (VENDEE) (6000 residents)
31 km NNW of LES SABLES-D'OLONNE (VENDEE) (15800 residents)