This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
| Type | Earthquake |
| Magnitude | 2.9 MLv |
| Local datetime | 2008/12/20 10:12 |
| Universal datetime | 2008/12/20 09:12 |
| Latitude | 45.98 ° ± 1 km |
| Longitude | -0.55 ° ± 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 |
|---|---|---|
Niort 
|
39 | 58707 |
| Saintes
|
28 | 25470 |
| Rochefort
|
33 | 24151 |
| Cognac
|
36 | 18825 |
| Périgny
|
46 | 8428 |
| Tonnay-Charente
|
25 | 8010 |
| Saujon
|
45 | 7165 |
| Chauray
|
43 | 7006 |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély
|
5 | 6976 |
| Surgères
|
21 | 6807 |
| Marennes-Hiers-Brouage
|
44 | 6252 |
| Melle
|
41 | 6213 |
| Châtelaillon-Plage
|
43 | 5846 |
| Aiffres
|
35 | 5506 |
| Dompierre-sur-Mer
|
46 | 5482 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 50 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | final |
|---|---|
| RMS | 0.6 |
| Azimuthal gap | |
| Number of stations used | 36 |
| Number of phases used | 9 |
Webservices
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | CHIF | Pg | 09:12:36.90 | 0.45 | 32 | 0.18 | Manual |
| FR | CHIF | Sg | 09:12:39.84 | 0.41 | 32 | 0.18 | Manual |
| RD | MFF | Pg | 09:12:45.20 | -0.16 | 24 | 0.68 | Manual |
| RD | MFF | Sg | 09:12:54.30 | -0.62 | 24 | 0.68 | Manual |
| RD | LFF | Pn | 09:12:57.0 | -0.03 | 138 | 1.38 | Manual |
| RD | LFF | Sg | 09:13:17.40 | -0.18 | 138 | 1.38 | Manual |
| RD | RJF | Pn | 09:12:59.90 | -0.1 | 114 | 1.6 | Manual |
| RD | RJF | Pg | 09:13:02.70 | 0.2 | 114 | 1.6 | Manual |
| RD | RJF | Sg | 09:13:24.70 | 0.01 | 114 | 1.6 | Manual |