Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 317475
24/08/14 17 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.48 Type :eq
Origin time: 09:41:00.66 ± 0.09
Latitude : 43.28 ± 0.8 1/2 Major Axis : 2.1 km
Longitude : 3.42 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 168.0 deg
ML : 1.97±0.11 of 5 stationsMD : 1.78±0.04 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km S of VIAS (HERAULT) (3500 residents)
5 km SW of AGDE (HERAULT) (17600 residents)
7 km ESE of PORTIRAGNES (HERAULT) (1800 residents)
17 km ESE of BEZIERS (HERAULT) (71000 residents)