Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 245575
20/04/10 15 Arrivals 5 Iterations RMS : 0.59 Type :eq
Origin time: 13:53:53.54 ± 0.08
Latitude : 43.81 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.7 km
Longitude : 7.58 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 57.2 deg
ML : 2.16±0.22 of 6 MD : 2.02±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km ENE of MENTON (ALPES-MARITIMES) (29100 residents)
11 km ENE of ROQUEBRUNE-CAP-MARTIN (ALPES-MARITIMES) (12400 residents)
13 km SE of SOSPEL (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2600 residents)
16 km ENE of MONACO (MONACO, Capitale) (28000 residents)