Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 361556
28/09/16 96 Arrivals 5 Iterations RMS : 0.94 Type :eq
Origin time: 13:11:25. 6 ± 0.05
Latitude : 47.62 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 0.44 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 24.4 deg
ML : 2.98±0.30 of 38 stationsMD : 2.70±0.20 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km WNW of SAINT-PATERNE-RACAN (INDRE-ET-LOIRE) (1400 residents)
8 km SSE of CHATEAU-DU-LOIR (SARTHE) (5500 residents)
10 km N of SONZAY (INDRE-ET-LOIRE) (1100 residents)
31 km NW of TOURS (INDRE-ET-LOIRE) (129500 residents)