Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 246612
28/05/10 24 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.35 Type :eq
Origin time: 01:22:38.23 ± 0.14
Latitude : 43.31 ± 1.0 1/2 Major Axis : 2.9 km
Longitude : 5.57 ± 1.1 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.6 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 35.2 deg
ML : 1.84±0.23 of 8 MD : 1.95±0.02 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km N of AUBAGNE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (41100 residents)
5 km WNW of GEMENOS (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (5000 residents)
5 km SSW of ROQUEVAIRE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (7100 residents)
16 km E of MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (800600 residents)