Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 249252
30/08/10 8 Arrivals 5 Iterations RMS : 0.81 Type :eq
Origin time: 07:24:11.96 ± 0.11
Latitude : 43.03 ± 0.7 1/2 Major Axis : 2.6 km
Longitude : 3.09 ± 1.3 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.6 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 113.8 deg
MD : 1.78±0.01 of 3 ML : 1.79±0.09 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km ENE of PORT-LA-NOUVELLE (AUDE) (4800 residents)
8 km S of GRUISSAN (AUDE) (2200 residents)
9 km E of SIGEAN (AUDE) (3400 residents)
18 km SSE of NARBONNE (AUDE) (45800 residents)