Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 276182
17/05/12 14 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.27 Type :eq
Origin time: 08:05:04.92 ± 0.11
Latitude : 43.91 ± 0.7 1/2 Major Axis : 2.2 km
Longitude : 7.36 ± 1.1 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.8 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 77.7 deg
ML : 1.55±0.13 of 4 MD : 1.56±0.21 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km WNW of SOSPEL (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2600 residents)
8 km SSE of LANTOSQUE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1000 residents)
8 km N of L'ESCARENE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1800 residents)
19 km N of MONACO (MONACO, Capitale) (28000 residents)