Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 336530
17/09/15 12 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.20 Type :eq
Origin time: 17:57:04.43 ± 0.04
Latitude : 43.95 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.8 km
Longitude : 7.14 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 119.7 deg
ML : 1.21±0.21 of 2 stationsMD : 1.36±0.05 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km ENE of VILLARS-SUR-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (500 residents)
12 km NW of LEVENS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2700 residents)
13 km NE of ROQUESTERON (ALPES-MARITIMES) (500 residents)
28 km NNW of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)