Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
GERMANY ORID : 350897
17/05/16 6 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.45 Type :eq
Origin time: 21:35:06.23 ± 0.07
Latitude : 48.80 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.5 km
Longitude : 8.67 ± 0.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 7. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 109.7 deg
ML : 1.83±0.12 of 3 stationsMD : 1.64±0.08 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km S of PFORZHEIM (GERMANY) (113000 residents)
29 km SE of KARLSRUHE (GERMANY) (276000 residents)
40 km W of STUTTGART (GERMANY) (580000 residents)
58 km ESE of WISSEMBOURG (BAS-RHIN) (7400 residents)