Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 248042
23/07/10 33 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.70 Type :eq
Origin time: 08:37:05.53 ± 0.06
Latitude : 43.31 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.4 km
Longitude : 3.31 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 139.3 deg
ML : 2.43±0.36 of 12 MD : 2.43±0.03 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km SSE of CERS (HERAULT) (1800 residents)
2 km WNW of PORTIRAGNES (HERAULT) (1800 residents)
2 km E of VILLENEUVE-LES-BEZIERS (HERAULT) (3000 residents)
8 km ESE of BEZIERS (HERAULT) (71000 residents)
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