Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 276153
16/05/12 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.32 Type :eq
Origin time: 21:26:51.13 ± 0.05
Latitude : 43.81 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.0 km
Longitude : 7.41 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 150.8 deg
ML : 2.08±0.46 of 6 MD : 2.08±0.16 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 0 km N of PEILLE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1800 residents)
3 km E of BLAUSASC (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1100 residents)
4 km SE of L'ESCARENE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1800 residents)
7 km N of MONACO (MONACO, Capitale) (28000 residents)