This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
| Type | Earthquake |
| Magnitude | 2.9 MLv |
| Local datetime | 1996/08/12 08:13 |
| Universal datetime | 1996/08/12 06:13 |
| Latitude | 45.95 ° ± 3 km |
| Longitude | -1.25 ° ± 3 km |
| Depth | 5 km (operator assigned) ± 0.0 km |
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Testify !Near cities
This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
| Name | Distance (km) | Population |
|---|---|---|
La Rochelle 
|
24 | 75735 |
| Rochefort
|
22 | 24151 |
| Royan
|
39 | 18398 |
| Aytré
|
23 | 8725 |
| Périgny
|
26 | 8428 |
| Tonnay-Charente
|
29 | 8010 |
| Saujon
|
39 | 7165 |
| Lagord
|
27 | 7048 |
| Surgères
|
42 | 6807 |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
|
4 | 6743 |
| Marennes-Hiers-Brouage
|
19 | 6252 |
| Puilboreau
|
28 | 6182 |
| Châtelaillon-Plage
|
19 | 5846 |
| Nieul-sur-Mer
|
29 | 5759 |
| Dompierre-sur-Mer
|
30 | 5482 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 50 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | final |
|---|---|
| RMS | 0.7 |
| Azimuthal gap | |
| Number of stations used | 22 |
| Number of phases used | 8 |
Webservices
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | OLEF | Pg | 06:13:24.92 | -0.63 | 266 | 0.07 | Manual |
| FR | OLEF | Sg | 06:13:27.60 | 0.55 | 266 | 0.07 | Manual |
| FR | LRYF | Pg | 06:13:35.56 | -0.51 | 342 | 0.66 | Manual |
| FR | LRYF | Sg | 06:13:45.39 | 0.06 | 342 | 0.66 | Manual |
| FR | LCHF | Pg | 06:13:39.13 | 0.46 | 26 | 0.8 | Manual |
| FR | LCHF | Sg | 06:13:49.92 | 0.06 | 26 | 0.8 | Manual |
| RD | MFF | Pg | 06:13:42.80 | 0.26 | 49 | 1.01 | Manual |
| RD | MFF | Sg | 06:13:56.40 | -0.2 | 49 | 1.01 | Manual |