Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
FRANCE ORID : 5053568
16/04/23 17 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.41 Type :eq
Origin time: 16:26:18.23 ± 0.07
Latitude : 46.28 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.5 km
Longitude : -0.24 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 55.7 deg
ML : 1.72±0.21 of 8 stations MD : 1.79±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km NW of CELLES-SUR-BELLE (DEUX-SEVRES) (3400 residents)
4 km ESE of MOUGON (DEUX-SEVRES) (1400 residents)
8 km ENE of PRAHECQ (DEUX-SEVRES) (1600 residents)
17 km ESE of NIORT (DEUX-SEVRES) (57000 residents)