Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 256977
11/03/11 11 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.32 Type :eq
Origin time: 00:33:10.85 ± 0.27
Latitude : 43.25 ± 2.1 1/2 Major Axis : 6.1 km
Longitude : 5.48 ± 1.3 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.2 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 14.3 deg
ML : 1.92±0.11 of 3 MD : 2.14±0.00 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km SW of LA PENNE-SUR-HUVEAUNE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (5900 residents)
6 km NW of CASSIS (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (8000 residents)
7 km W of CARNOUX-EN-PROVENCE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (6400 residents)
10 km ESE of MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (800600 residents)