Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
SWITZERLAND ORID : 5019678
20/10/19 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.37 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:07:16.59 ± 0.05
Latitude : 47.51 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 7.54 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 8. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 162.2 deg
ML : 1.76±0.10 of 3 stations MD : 2.24±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km WSW of BASEL (SWITZERLAND) (173000 residents)
6 km S of HEGENHEIM (HAUT-RHIN) (2300 residents)
7 km SSE of HESINGUE (HAUT-RHIN) (1700 residents)
26 km ESE of ALTKIRCH (HAUT-RHIN) (5100 residents)