Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 391023
16/05/18 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.30 Type :eq
Origin time: 00:59:52.19 ± 0.07
Latitude : 43.56 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.5 km
Longitude : 6.65 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 18. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 158.1 deg
ML : 1.43±0.04 of 2 stations MD : 1.59±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km WNW of BAGNOLS-EN-FORET (VAR) (1300 residents)
8 km SSW of FAYENCE (VAR) (3500 residents)
8 km SSW of TOURRETTES (VAR) (1400 residents)
15 km E of DRAGUIGNAN (VAR) (30200 residents)