Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 287402
24/11/12 77 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.55 Type :eq
Origin time: 17:38:46.87 ± 0.05
Latitude : 43.55 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.2 km
Longitude : 4.48 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 164.4 deg
ML : 2.45±0.33 of 22 MD : 2.32±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 11 km NNE of SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (2200 residents)
14 km SSE of SAINT-GILLES (GARD) (11300 residents)
18 km SW of ARLES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (52100 residents)
19 km SSW of FOURQUES (GARD) (2300 residents)