Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ITALY ORID : 261100
05/07/11 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.32 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:55:20.46 ± 0.25
Latitude : 44.02 ± 1.9 1/2 Major Axis : 5.7 km
Longitude : 7.07 ± 1.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.9 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 5.5 deg
MD : 1.80±0.04 of 3 ML : 1.81±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km SSW of SAINT-SAUVEUR-SUR-TINEE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (300 residents)
9 km NNW of VILLARS-SUR-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (500 residents)
15 km ENE of PUGET-THENIERS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1700 residents)
38 km NNW of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)