Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
BAY OF BISCAY ORID : 342274
31/12/15 64 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.50 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:31:14.95 ± 0.09
Latitude : 46.73 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.9 km
Longitude : -2.01 ± 0.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 51.8 deg
ML : 2.27±0.34 of 20 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)