Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 247874
16/07/10 22 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.29 Type :eq
Origin time: 00:47:02.28 ± 0.11
Latitude : 43.35 ± 0.7 1/2 Major Axis : 2.1 km
Longitude : 5.46 ± 0.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.4 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 39.9 deg
ML : 1.89±0.30 of 8 MD : 2.02±0.16 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 0 km NW of PLAN-DE-CUQUES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (9800 residents)
2 km NW of ALLAUCH (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (16100 residents)
7 km SSW of MIMET (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (3500 residents)
9 km NE of MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (800600 residents)