Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 244147
17/02/10 19 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.71 Type :eq
Origin time: 17:55:07.16 ± 0.08
Latitude : 43.97 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.9 km
Longitude : 6.91 ± 1.0 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.3 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 64.4 deg
ML : 2.20±0.17 of 6 MD : 2.20±0.04 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km NE of PUGET-THENIERS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1700 residents)
8 km ENE of ENTREVAUX (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (800 residents)
13 km NW of ROQUESTERON (ALPES-MARITIMES) (500 residents)
34 km N of GRASSE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (41400 residents)