Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 357831
20/08/16 99 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.32 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:42:31.32 ± 0.02
Latitude : 47.21 ± 0.2 1/2 Major Axis : 0.5 km
Longitude : 7.52 ± 0.3 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.4 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 135.2 deg
ML : 2.66±0.38 of 27 stationsMD : 2.69±0.03 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 29 km NNE of BERNE (SWITZERLAND, Capitale) (135000 residents)
34 km S of BASEL (SWITZERLAND) (173000 residents)
35 km SSE of FERRETTE (HAUT-RHIN) (900 residents)
39 km S of HEGENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2300 residents)