Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 250860
24/10/10 16 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.19 Type :eq
Origin time: 01:03:23.28 ± 0.13
Latitude : 43.51 ± 0.8 1/2 Major Axis : 2.5 km
Longitude : 7.15 ± 0.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 140.7 deg
ML : 1.45±0.19 of 5 MD : 1.50±0.10 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 8 km SSE of ANTIBES (ALPES-MARITIMES) (70000 residents)
10 km SE of VALLAURIS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (24300 residents)
12 km ESE of CANNES (ALPES-MARITIMES) (68700 residents)
23 km SSW of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)