Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 247711
08/07/10 88 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.52 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:20:51.61 ± 0.04
Latitude : 43.85 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.9 km
Longitude : 5.82 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 173.7 deg
ML : 2.88±0.33 of 28 MD : 2.97±0.08 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km NE of MANOSQUE (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (19100 residents)
3 km SSW of VOLX (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (2500 residents)
6 km SSW of VILLENEUVE (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (2500 residents)
12 km SSE of FORCALQUIER (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (4000 residents)