Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
BAY OF BISCAY ORID : 342271
31/12/15 89 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.70 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:57:00.28 ± 0.07
Latitude : 46.72 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.4 km
Longitude : -2.00 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 66.0 deg
ML : 2.60±0.38 of 25 stationsMD : 2.41±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km W of SAINT-HILAIRE-DE-RIEZ (VENDEE) (7400 residents)
6 km WNW of SAINT-GILLES-CROIX-DE-VIE (VENDEE) (6300 residents)
7 km W of LE FENOUILLER (VENDEE) (2900 residents)
29 km NNW of LES SABLES-D'OLONNE (VENDEE) (15800 residents)