Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 256175
20/02/11 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 1.00 Type :eq
Origin time: 05:03:50.40 ± 0.24
Latitude : 43.51 ± 2.3 1/2 Major Axis : 5.9 km
Longitude : 4.30 ± 1.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.0 km
Depth: 15. Azimuth mj Axis : 2.0 deg
ML : 1.88±0.20 of 10 MD : 2.01±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 10 km SE of AIGUES-MORTES (GARD) (5000 residents)
12 km WNW of SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (2200 residents)
13 km ESE of LE GRAU-DU-ROI (GARD) (5300 residents)
32 km SW of ARLES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (52100 residents)