Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 249575
09/09/10 21 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.14 Type :eq
Origin time: 13:15:54.93 ± 0.04
Latitude : 43.62 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.8 km
Longitude : 7.01 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 4. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 130.5 deg
ML : 2.07±0.16 of 7 MD : 2.13±0.03 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km S of VALBONNE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (9500 residents)
2 km NNE of MOUGINS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (13000 residents)
3 km E of MOUANS-SARTOUX (ALPES-MARITIMES) (8000 residents)
8 km ESE of GRASSE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (41400 residents)