Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 259728
25/05/11 43 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.60 Type :eq
Origin time: 17:16:06.88 ± 0.07
Latitude : 43.30 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.6 km
Longitude : 3.84 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 4. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 135.6 deg
ML : 2.63±0.14 of 14 MD : 2.69±0.05 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 16 km SE of SETE (HERAULT) (41500 residents)
17 km SSE of FRONTIGNAN (HERAULT) (16200 residents)
20 km SE of BALARUC-LES-BAINS (HERAULT) (5000 residents)
34 km S of MONTPELLIER (HERAULT) (208000 residents)