Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 243252
14/01/10 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.16 Type :eq
Origin time: 00:09:07. 5 ± 0.07
Latitude : 43.83 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.7 km
Longitude : 7.22 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 158.4 deg
ML : 1.49±0.57 of 2 MD : 1.76±0.04 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km ENE of SAINT-MARTIN-DU-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1900 residents)
3 km S of LEVENS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2700 residents)
4 km N of CASTAGNIERS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1200 residents)
14 km NNW of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)