Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 244434
02/03/10 28 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.31 Type :eq
Origin time: 13:55:45.54 ± 0.03
Latitude : 43.80 ± 0.2 1/2 Major Axis : 0.8 km
Longitude : 6.50 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.5 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 55.0 deg
ML : 2.12±0.30 of 7 MD : 2.10±0.06 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km S of CASTELLANE (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (1300 residents)
10 km N of COMPS-SUR-ARTUBY (VAR) (300 residents)
18 km S of SAINT-ANDRE-LES-ALPES (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (800 residents)
18 km WSW of SAINT-AUBAN (ALPES-MARITIMES) (200 residents)