Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 257294
18/03/11 11 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.07 Type :eq
Origin time: 04:17:09.78 ± 0.07
Latitude : 43.02 1/2 Major Axis : 1.4 km
Longitude : 4.93 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.5 km
Depth: 7. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 16.7 deg
ML : 2.01±0.27 of 4 MD : 2.03±0.04 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 38 km SSW of SAUSSET-LES-PINS (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (5500 residents)
39 km SSW of CARRY-LE-ROUET (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (5200 residents)
42 km SSE of PORT-SAINT-LOUIS-DU-RHONE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (8600 residents)
47 km SW of MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (800600 residents)