Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 273577
11/04/12 6 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.36 Type :eq
Origin time: 09:49:57.39 ± 0.68
Latitude : 43.10 1/2 Major Axis : 13.0 km
Longitude : 5.37 1/2 Minor Axis : 5.8 km
Depth: 0. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 37.7 deg
ML : 2.31±0.33 of 3 MD : 1.77±0.01 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 18 km SW of CASSIS (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (8000 residents)
20 km WSW of LA CIOTAT (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (30600 residents)
22 km S of MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (800600 residents)
23 km SSW of LA PENNE-SUR-HUVEAUNE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (5900 residents)