Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ITALY ORID : 273128
05/04/12 17 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.53 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:39:17.89 ± 0.07
Latitude : 44.02 1/2 Major Axis : 1.3 km
Longitude : 7.07 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 54.6 deg
MD : 2.11±0.09 of 3 ML : 1.86±0.17 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km SSW of SAINT-SAUVEUR-SUR-TINEE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (300 residents)
9 km NNW of VILLARS-SUR-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (500 residents)
15 km ENE of PUGET-THENIERS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1700 residents)
38 km NNW of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)