Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 5007248
20/08/18 22 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.89 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:47:57.99 ± 0.13
Latitude : 46.26 ± 0.8 1/2 Major Axis : 2.7 km
Longitude : 3.32 ± 1.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.0 km
Depth: 25. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 111.7 deg
ML : 1.80±0.38 of 7 stations MD : 1.96±0.01 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 6 km SSE of SAINT-POURCAIN-SUR-SIOULE (ALLIER) (5200 residents)
9 km SW of VARENNES-SUR-ALLIER (ALLIER) (4400 residents)
10 km NNW of SAINT-REMY-EN-ROLLAT (ALLIER) (1400 residents)
17 km NNW of VICHY (ALLIER) (27700 residents)