This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
Type Earthquake
Magnitude 2.3 MLv
Local datetime 1996/12/20 18:12
Universal datetime 1996/12/20 17:12
Latitude 46.64 ° ± 2 km
Longitude 0.53 ° ± 2 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  20 31840
Parthenay  58 10267
Buxerolles  13 10023
Jaunay-Marigny  15 7530
Saint-Benoît  17 7233
Chauvigny  15 7049
Loudun  53 6747
Le Blanc  44 6389
Migné-Auxances  17 6071
Montmorillon  37 5954
Naintré  15 5911
Vouneuil-sous-Biard  21 5896
Saint-Martin-la-Pallu  23 5546
Neuville-de-Poitou  22 5324

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status final
RMS 0.8
Azimuthal gap
Number of stations used 23
Number of phases used 13

Webservices

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QuakeML GeoJSON Text

Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
RD MFF Pg 17:12:54.20 0.06 266 0.46 Manual
RD MFF Sg 17:13:00.10 -0.62 266 0.46 Manual
RD LSF Pg 17:13:00.90 0.64 119 0.8 Manual
RD LSF Sg 17:13:11.50 0.13 119 0.8 Manual
RD TCF Pg 17:13:08.89 0.77 106 1.22 Manual
RD TCF Sg 17:13:24.80 -0.24 106 1.22 Manual
RD MAF Pn 17:13:12.10 1.01 106 1.47 Manual
RD MAF Pg 17:13:13.40 0.48 106 1.47 Manual
RD MAF Sg 17:13:32.70 -0.68 106 1.47 Manual
RD RJF Pg 17:13:13.60 0.11 152 1.5 Manual
RD RJF Sg 17:13:33.50 -0.87 152 1.5 Manual
RD HYF Pg 17:13:15.0 0.05 66 1.58 Manual
RD HYF Sg 17:13:35.90 -0.99 66 1.58 Manual