This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
| Type | Earthquake |
| Magnitude | 2.5 MLv |
| Local datetime | 1996/10/12 19:08 |
| Universal datetime | 1996/10/12 17:08 |
| Latitude | 46.20 ° ± 3 km |
| Longitude | -0.09 ° ± 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
Poitiers 
|
55 | 88291 |
| Niort
|
32 | 58707 |
| Parthenay
|
51 | 10267 |
| Buxerolles
|
57 | 10023 |
| Saint-Benoît
|
52 | 7233 |
| Chauray
|
28 | 7006 |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École
|
25 | 6982 |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély
|
44 | 6976 |
| Surgères
|
52 | 6807 |
| Melle
|
5 | 6213 |
| Migné-Auxances
|
57 | 6071 |
| Vouneuil-sous-Biard
|
50 | 5896 |
| La Crèche
|
25 | 5635 |
| Aiffres
|
27 | 5506 |
| Champniers
|
58 | 5151 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 50 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | final |
|---|---|
| RMS | 0.9 |
| Azimuthal gap | |
| Number of stations used | 19 |
| Number of phases used | 9 |
Webservices
The data of this event are available in various formats (QuakeML, GeoJSON and text) through the following links :
Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RD | MFF | Pg | 17:08:15.0 | -0.31 | 354 | 0.41 | Manual |
| RD | MFF | Sg | 17:08:20.70 | -0.44 | 354 | 0.41 | Manual |
| RD | LSF | Pg | 17:08:29.50 | 0.91 | 87 | 1.12 | Manual |
| RD | LSF | Sg | 17:08:44.50 | 0.25 | 87 | 1.12 | Manual |
| RD | RJF | Pg | 17:08:34.30 | -0.14 | 128 | 1.44 | Manual |
| RD | RJF | Sg | 17:08:53.60 | -0.8 | 128 | 1.44 | Manual |
| RD | TCF | Pn | 17:08:35.50 | 0.51 | 86 | 1.6 | Manual |
| RD | TCF | Pg | 17:08:38.50 | 1.02 | 86 | 1.6 | Manual |
| RD | TCF | Sg | 17:08:58.70 | -0.96 | 86 | 1.6 | Manual |