Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
BAY OF BISCAY ORID : 371619
24/04/17 83 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.28 Type :eq
Origin time: 01:04:30.26 ± 0.03
Latitude : 46.09 ± 0.2 1/2 Major Axis : 0.6 km
Longitude : -2.44 ± 0.3 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.4 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 65.2 deg
ML : 2.63±0.23 of 23 stationsMD : 2.60±0.01 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 67 km SW of LES SABLES-D'OLONNE (VENDEE) (15800 residents)
68 km S of L'ILE-D'YEU (VENDEE) (4900 residents)
71 km SW of CHATEAU-D'OLONNE (VENDEE) (11000 residents)
71 km SW of OLONNE-SUR-MER (VENDEE) (8500 residents)