Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 314021
15/05/14 87 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.66 Type :eq
Origin time: 18:59:04.75 ± 0.05
Latitude : 43.46 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 3.94 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 158.8 deg
ML : 2.26±0.36 of 25 stationsMD : 2.41±0.03 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km S of PALAVAS-LES-FLOTS (HERAULT) (4700 residents)
10 km SE of VILLENEUVE-LES-MAGUELONE (HERAULT) (5100 residents)
11 km S of PEROLS (HERAULT) (6600 residents)
17 km SSE of MONTPELLIER (HERAULT) (208000 residents)