Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 370264
01/04/17 106 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.70 Type :eq
Origin time: 15:24:48.41 ± 0.06
Latitude : 45.66 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.2 km
Longitude : -1.02 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 6. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 69.0 deg
ML : 3.00±0.33 of 28 stationsMD : 3.04±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km SSW of SAINT-SULPICE-DE-ROYAN (CHARENTE-MARITIME) (2100 residents)
3 km ENE of VAUX-SUR-MER (CHARENTE-MARITIME) (3100 residents)
3 km NNE of ROYAN (CHARENTE-MARITIME) (16800 residents)
31 km WSW of SAINTES (CHARENTE-MARITIME) (25900 residents)