Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 259522
19/05/11 20 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.25 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:21:15.64 ± 0.08
Latitude : 43.59 ± 0.7 1/2 Major Axis : 1.9 km
Longitude : 6.21 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 30.3 deg
ML : 1.71±0.33 of 5 MD : 2.00±0.13 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km NNW of SALERNES (VAR) (3000 residents)
4 km SSW of AUPS (VAR) (1800 residents)
8 km NE of COTIGNAC (VAR) (1800 residents)
21 km WNW of DRAGUIGNAN (VAR) (30200 residents)