Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 362468
17/10/16 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.70 Type :eq
Origin time: 22:00:16.19 ± 0.10
Latitude : 47.93 ± 0.8 1/2 Major Axis : 2.1 km
Longitude : 8.21 ± 1.0 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.7 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 12.6 deg
ML : 1.72±0.25 of 3 stationsMD : 1.68±0.09 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 26 km ESE of FREIBURG IM BREISGAU (GERMANY) (192000 residents)
49 km E of VOLGELSHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2700 residents)
50 km E of FESSENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2000 residents)
65 km ESE of COLMAR (HAUT-RHIN) (63500 residents)