Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 257611
26/03/11 16 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.39 Type :eq
Origin time: 16:39:08.43 ± 0.11
Latitude : 43.58 ± 0.7 1/2 Major Axis : 2.0 km
Longitude : 5.36 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 27.9 deg
ML : 2.04±0.39 of 7 MD : 2.05±0.02 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km NNE of EGUILLES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (6000 residents)
6 km SE of SAINT-CANNAT (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (3900 residents)
7 km NE of VENTABREN (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (3700 residents)
9 km NW of AIX-EN-PROVENCE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (123800 residents)