Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
BAY OF BISCAY ORID : 5052852
17/03/23 14 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.41 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:58:06.10 ± 0.28
Latitude : 46.66 ± 1.2 1/2 Major Axis : 4.2 km
Longitude : -3.56 ± 2.0 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.0 km
Depth: 15. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 51.7 deg
ML : 2.21±0.25 of 9 stations MD : 2.49±0.15 of 5 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 82 km SSW of LE PALAIS (MORBIHAN) (2400 residents)
94 km W of L'ILE-D'YEU (VENDEE) (4900 residents)
97 km SSW of QUIBERON (MORBIHAN) (4600 residents)
121 km S of LORIENT (MORBIHAN) (59300 residents)