Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
BAY OF BISCAY ORID : 381218
15/10/17 98 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.93 Type :eq
Origin time: 22:44:51.21 ± 0.11
Latitude : 46.97 ± 0.7 1/2 Major Axis : 2.4 km
Longitude : -2.24 ± 1.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.7 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 76.9 deg
ML : 3.34±0.28 of 25 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 0 km NW of LA GUERINIERE (VENDEE) (1400 residents)
2 km ESE of L'EPINE (VENDEE) (1700 residents)
3 km SSE of NOIRMOUTIER-EN-L'ILE (VENDEE) (4800 residents)
34 km S of SAINT-NAZAIRE (LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE) (64800 residents)