Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 377533
08/08/17 60 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.66 Type :eq
Origin time: 09:06:26.13 ± 0.07
Latitude : 43.99 ± 0.7 1/2 Major Axis : 1.7 km
Longitude : 5.00 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 12.6 deg
ML : 2.61±0.35 of 24 stationsMD : 2.47±0.19 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km ESE of ALTHEN-DES-PALUDS (VAUCLUSE) (1600 residents)
4 km NW of VELLERON (VAUCLUSE) (2500 residents)
4 km WSW of PERNES-LES-FONTAINES (VAUCLUSE) (8300 residents)
8 km SSW of CARPENTRAS (VAUCLUSE) (24200 residents)