Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 284761
09/10/12 61 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.43 Type :eq
Origin time: 06:53:08.20 ± 0.04
Latitude : 43.53 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 3.12 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 4. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 131.1 deg
ML : 3.02±0.18 of 17 MD : 3.08±0.01 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km S of HEREPIAN (HERAULT) (1200 residents)
7 km SSE of LAMALOU-LES-BAINS (HERAULT) (2200 residents)
9 km SSW of BEDARIEUX (HERAULT) (6000 residents)
22 km NNW of BEZIERS (HERAULT) (71000 residents)