Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 288563
17/12/12 15 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.28 Type :eq
Origin time: 17:48:04.97 ± 0.08
Latitude : 43.61 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.8 km
Longitude : 7.04 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.4 km
Depth: 4. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 147.1 deg
ML : 1.15±0.24 of 4 MD : 1.27±0.25 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km NNW of VALLAURIS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (24300 residents)
3 km ENE of MOUGINS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (13000 residents)
4 km NNE of LE CANNET (ALPES-MARITIMES) (41800 residents)
10 km ESE of GRASSE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (41400 residents)