Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 361651
01/10/16 46 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.57 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:29:19.10 ± 0.05
Latitude : 46.02 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 6.87 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 99.1 deg
ML : 2.06±0.25 of 13 stationsMD : 2.10±0.04 of 3 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 11 km N of CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (9700 residents)
13 km ESE of SAMOENS (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (2100 residents)
15 km NNE of LES HOUCHES (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (1900 residents)
36 km E of BONNEVILLE (HAUTE-SAVOIE) (10000 residents)