This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
Type Earthquake
Magnitude 1.7 MLv
Local datetime 1996/12/16 22:21
Universal datetime 1996/12/16 21:21
Latitude 45.23 ° ± 2 km
Longitude 3.30 ° ± 2 km
Depth 7 km (from location) ± 3 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Cournon-d'Auvergne  58 20043
Le Puy-en-Velay  52 18995
Chamalières  63 17173
Issoire  35 14822
Pont-du-Château  63 11441
Beaumont  60 10787
Aubière  60 10061
Lempdes  61 8409
Romagnat  57 7705
Brioude  10 6721
Ambert  51 6671
Saint-Flour  28 6435
Ceyrat  59 6416
Le Cendre  55 5426
Vic-le-Comte  46 5197

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status final
RMS 0.4
Azimuthal gap
Number of stations used 4
Number of phases used 8

Webservices

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
FR LBL Pg 21:21:14.4 -0.17 277 0.04 Manual
FR LBL Sg 21:21:15.57 -0.02 277 0.04 Manual
FR COLF Pg 21:21:20.19 -0.09 44 0.4 Manual
FR COLF Sg 21:21:26.7 -0.07 44 0.4 Manual
FR PYM Pg 21:21:23.3 -0.06 339 0.56 Manual
FR PYM Sg 21:21:30.97 -0.07 339 0.56 Manual
FR PLDF Pg 21:21:27.30 0.25 17 0.78 Manual
FR PLDF Sg 21:21:37.90 -0.03 17 0.78 Manual