This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
Type Earthquake
Magnitude 2.3 MLv
Local datetime 1996/08/27 05:56
Universal datetime 1996/08/27 03:56
Latitude 46.62 ° ± 4 km
Longitude 0.54 ° ± 3 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
Poitiers  14 88291
Châtellerault  22 31840
Parthenay  59 10267
Buxerolles  13 10023
Jaunay-Marigny  17 7530
Saint-Benoît  16 7233
Chauvigny  13 7049
Loudun  55 6747
Le Blanc  43 6389
Migné-Auxances  18 6071
Montmorillon  35 5954
Naintré  17 5911
Vouneuil-sous-Biard  21 5896
Saint-Martin-la-Pallu  25 5546
Neuville-de-Poitou  23 5324

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status final
RMS 1.1
Azimuthal gap
Number of stations used 12
Number of phases used 8

Webservices

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QuakeML GeoJSON Text

Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
RD MFF Pg 03:56:28.30 0.16 268 0.47 Manual
RD MFF Sg 03:56:34.9 -0.73 268 0.47 Manual
RD TCF Pg 03:56:43.10 1.34 106 1.2 Manual
RD TCF Sg 03:56:58.60 0.07 106 1.2 Manual
RD BGF Pg 03:56:49.70 0.62 92 1.59 Manual
RD BGF Sg 03:57:09.39 -1.83 92 1.59 Manual
RD LFF Pg 03:56:52.10 1.16 175 1.69 Manual
RD LFF Sg 03:57:13.60 -0.82 175 1.69 Manual