Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 5047819
16/08/22 13 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.31 Type :eq
Origin time: 17:21:00.82 ± 0.05
Latitude : 43.69 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 1.0 km
Longitude : 7.19 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 139.0 deg
ML : 1.64±0.20 of 3 stations MD : 1.91±0.20 of 3 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km N of SAINT-LAURENT-DU-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (24400 residents)
4 km SE of LA GAUDE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (5000 residents)
4 km NE of CAGNES-SUR-MER (ALPES-MARITIMES) (40900 residents)
6 km W of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)