Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 269510
02/02/12 19 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.39 Type :eq
Origin time: 22:44:18.75 ± 0.04
Latitude : 44.00 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.9 km
Longitude : 7.06 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 27.8 deg
ML : 2.06±0.12 of 4 MD : 2.16±0.10 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km NNW of VILLARS-SUR-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (500 residents)
9 km SSW of SAINT-SAUVEUR-SUR-TINEE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (300 residents)
14 km ENE of PUGET-THENIERS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1700 residents)
36 km NNW of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)