Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 259676
24/05/11 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.28 Type :eq
Origin time: 18:05:42.18 ± 0.10
Latitude : 43.49 ± 0.9 1/2 Major Axis : 2.5 km
Longitude : 4.74 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.3 km
Depth: 25. Azimuth mj Axis : 2.6 deg
ML : 2.12±0.16 of 7 MD : 2.27±0.03 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 12 km NNW of PORT-SAINT-LOUIS-DU-RHONE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (8600 residents)
17 km SSW of SAINT-MARTIN-DE-CRAU (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (11000 residents)
17 km WNW of FOS-SUR-MER (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (11600 residents)
20 km W of ISTRES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (35200 residents)
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