This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
Type Earthquake
Magnitude 2.3 MLv
Local datetime 1996/02/06 20:50
Universal datetime 1996/02/06 19:50
Latitude 45.90 ° ± 3 km
Longitude -1.29 ° ± 4 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
La Rochelle  31 75735
Rochefort  25 24151
Royan  36 18398
Aytré  29 8725
Périgny  33 8428
Tonnay-Charente  33 8010
Saujon  37 7165
Lagord  34 7048
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron  5 6743
Marennes-Hiers-Brouage  18 6252
Puilboreau  34 6182
Châtelaillon-Plage  25 5846
Nieul-sur-Mer  36 5759
Dompierre-sur-Mer  36 5482
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne  41 5360

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status final
RMS 1.1
Azimuthal gap
Number of stations used 14
Number of phases used 8

Webservices

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
FR OLEF Pg 19:50:03.26 -0.32 317 0.06 Manual
FR OLEF Sg 19:50:04.87 -0.16 317 0.06 Manual
RD MFF Pg 19:50:23.0 1.39 48 1.06 Manual
RD MFF Sg 19:50:37.30 0.91 48 1.06 Manual
RD LFF Pg 19:50:34.50 0.47 123 1.72 Manual
RD LFF Sg 19:50:58.50 0.58 123 1.72 Manual
RD LSF Pn 19:50:33.59 -0.98 79 1.99 Manual
RD LSF Sg 19:51:05.0 -1.81 79 1.99 Manual