Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 244294
24/02/10 20 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.81 Type :eq
Origin time: 06:40:49.19 ± 0.14
Latitude : 43.34 ± 1.5 1/2 Major Axis : 4.2 km
Longitude : 3.19 ± 1.1 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.7 km
Depth: 4. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 160.7 deg
ML : 2.11±0.19 of 6 MD : 2.15±0.03 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km WSW of BEZIERS (HERAULT) (71000 residents)
4 km SE of MARAUSSAN (HERAULT) (2300 residents)
5 km NE of COLOMBIERS (HERAULT) (1600 residents)
5 km SSE of LIGNAN-SUR-ORB (HERAULT) (2500 residents)
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