Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 256521
01/03/11 26 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.56 Type :eq
Origin time: 00:49:15. 4 ± 0.07
Latitude : 43.24 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.6 km
Longitude : 3.81 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 146.7 deg
ML : 2.19±0.22 of 11 MD : 2.21±0.03 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 20 km SSE of SETE (HERAULT) (41500 residents)
23 km S of FRONTIGNAN (HERAULT) (16200 residents)
24 km SSE of BALARUC-LES-BAINS (HERAULT) (5000 residents)
41 km S of MONTPELLIER (HERAULT) (208000 residents)