Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 248044
23/07/10 19 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.33 Type :eq
Origin time: 09:09:48.76 ± 0.10
Latitude : 43.66 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.8 km
Longitude : 5.65 ± 0.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 60.9 deg
MD : 2.27±0.07 of 3 ML : 2.35±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km NNE of JOUQUES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (3100 residents)
5 km ENE of PEYROLLES-EN-PROVENCE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (2900 residents)
10 km ENE of MEYRARGUES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (2800 residents)
22 km NE of AIX-EN-PROVENCE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (123800 residents)