This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
Type Earthquake
Magnitude 2.3 MLv
Local datetime 1981/04/12 06:22
Universal datetime 1981/04/12 04:22
Latitude 49.61 ° ± 2 km
Longitude -0.81 ° ± 7 km
Depth 5 km (operator assigned) ± 0.0 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Caen  57 105354
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin  59 79200
Hérouville-Saint-Clair  57 22954
Saint-Lô  59 19116
Bayeux  38 13121
Ifs  62 11766
Carentan-les-Marais  44 10118
Mondeville  61 9868
Ouistreham  54 9081
Colombelles  59 6918
Valognes  49 6803
Thue et Mue  50 5904
Blainville-sur-Orne  56 5801
Dives-sur-Mer  64 5546
Douvres-la-Délivrande  47 5062

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status final
RMS 0.5
Azimuthal gap
Number of stations used 4
Number of phases used 8

Webservices

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QuakeML GeoJSON Text

Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
RD FLN Pg 04:23:14.0 -0.1 166 0.88 Manual
RD FLN Pn 04:23:15.40 0.08 166 0.88 Manual
RD FLN Sg 04:23:26.60 0.25 166 0.88 Manual
RD SSC Pg 04:23:18.70 -0.09 155 1.13 Manual
RD SSC Sg 04:23:34.50 -0.02 155 1.13 Manual
RD GRR Pn 04:23:20.10 0.06 181 1.22 Manual
RD GRR Sg 04:23:37.20 -0.45 181 1.22 Manual
RD LPF Sg 04:23:49.80 0.3 186 1.59 Manual