Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 256563
01/03/11 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.59 Type :eq
Origin time: 00:48:45.74 ± 0.14
Latitude : 43.23 ± 1.1 1/2 Major Axis : 3.0 km
Longitude : 3.81 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.6 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 178.0 deg
ML : 1.75±0.29 of 9 MD : 1.74±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 21 km SSE of SETE (HERAULT) (41500 residents)
24 km S of FRONTIGNAN (HERAULT) (16200 residents)
25 km SSE of BALARUC-LES-BAINS (HERAULT) (5000 residents)
42 km S of MONTPELLIER (HERAULT) (208000 residents)
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