Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 356336
02/08/16 27 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.32 Type :eq
Origin time: 02:28:07.90 ± 0.06
Latitude : 43.54 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.2 km
Longitude : 7.24 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 24. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 146.6 deg
ML : 2.04±0.30 of 8 stationsMD : 2.48±0.06 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 10 km ESE of ANTIBES (ALPES-MARITIMES) (70000 residents)
14 km SE of BIOT (ALPES-MARITIMES) (5600 residents)
15 km SSE of CAGNES-SUR-MER (ALPES-MARITIMES) (40900 residents)
18 km S of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)