Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 343017
17/01/16 4 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.28 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:02:09.35 ± 0.05
Latitude : 47.94 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.2 km
Longitude : 7.87 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 26.6 deg
MD : 1.15±0.08 of 2 stationsML : 1.59±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 6 km S of FREIBURG IM BREISGAU (GERMANY) (192000 residents)
24 km E of FESSENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2000 residents)
25 km ESE of VOLGELSHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2700 residents)
41 km ESE of COLMAR (HAUT-RHIN) (63500 residents)