Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 244786
19/03/10 29 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.20 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:25:19.50 ± 0.08
Latitude : 43.36 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.6 km
Longitude : 5.55 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 4. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 34.9 deg
ML : 2.01±0.35 of 7 MD : 2.08±0.01 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km SW of PEYPIN (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (4200 residents)
3 km S of CADOLIVE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (1600 residents)
4 km WNW of ROQUEVAIRE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (7100 residents)
15 km ENE of MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (800600 residents)