Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 243251
13/01/10 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.15 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:58:48.62 ± 0.06
Latitude : 43.82 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.6 km
Longitude : 7.22 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 158.0 deg
ML : 1.70±0.38 of 2 MD : 1.52±0.26 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km E of SAINT-MARTIN-DU-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1900 residents)
3 km NNW of CASTAGNIERS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1200 residents)
4 km NE of CARROS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (10700 residents)
13 km NNW of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)