Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 244650
15/03/10 22 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.11 Type :eq
Origin time: 02:59:18.45 ± 0.04
Latitude : 43.62 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.8 km
Longitude : 5.59 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.5 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 43.7 deg
ML : 1.60±0.50 of 8 MD : 1.73±0.02 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km S of PEYROLLES-EN-PROVENCE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (2900 residents)
4 km WSW of JOUQUES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (3100 residents)
5 km ESE of MEYRARGUES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (2800 residents)
15 km NE of AIX-EN-PROVENCE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (123800 residents)
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