Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 253154
27/12/10 22 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.40 Type :eq
Origin time: 21:57:25.30 ± 0.09
Latitude : 43.29 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.7 km
Longitude : 3.76 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 12. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 148.7 deg
ML : 1.81±0.28 of 9 MD : 2.06±0.01 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 13 km SSE of SETE (HERAULT) (41500 residents)
17 km S of FRONTIGNAN (HERAULT) (16200 residents)
18 km SSE of BALARUC-LES-BAINS (HERAULT) (5000 residents)
36 km SSW of MONTPELLIER (HERAULT) (208000 residents)
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