Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 249036
21/08/10 21 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.54 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:22:34.54 ± 0.12
Latitude : 43.40 ± 0.7 1/2 Major Axis : 2.0 km
Longitude : 5.57 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 23.7 deg
ML : 1.43±0.25 of 7 MD : 1.69±0.02 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km NNW of PEYPIN (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (4200 residents)
2 km ENE of CADOLIVE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (1600 residents)
2 km WNW of LA BOUILLADISSE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (4100 residents)
17 km SE of AIX-EN-PROVENCE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (123800 residents)