Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 257340
21/03/11 20 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.24 Type :eq
Origin time: 04:16:49. 2 ± 0.03
Latitude : 43.36 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.7 km
Longitude : 4.42 ± 0.2 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.4 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 175.6 deg
ML : 1.86±0.21 of 9 MD : 1.96±0.03 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 10 km S of SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (2200 residents)
29 km SE of AIGUES-MORTES (GARD) (5000 residents)
30 km SE of LE GRAU-DU-ROI (GARD) (5300 residents)
39 km SSW of ARLES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (52100 residents)