Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 342980
18/01/16 22 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.26 Type :eq
Origin time: 03:16:54.32 ± 0.04
Latitude : 43.83 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.8 km
Longitude : 7.08 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 7. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 17.4 deg
ML : 1.91±0.22 of 8 stationsMD : 2.00±0.08 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km NE of COURSEGOULES (ALPES-MARITIMES) (300 residents)
7 km SE of ROQUESTERON (ALPES-MARITIMES) (500 residents)
8 km W of SAINT-MARTIN-DU-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1900 residents)
20 km NW of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)