Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 249441
05/09/10 20 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.55 Type :eq
Origin time: 06:05:44.46 ± 0.11
Latitude : 43.36 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.8 km
Longitude : 5.56 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 23.2 deg
ML : 1.71±0.29 of 7 MD : 1.77±0.01 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km SSW of PEYPIN (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (4200 residents)
3 km WNW of ROQUEVAIRE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (7100 residents)
4 km WSW of LA DESTROUSSE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (2300 residents)
16 km ENE of MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (800600 residents)