Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 263836
11/09/11 16 Arrivals 5 Iterations RMS : 0.32 Type :eq
Origin time: 05:57:24.82 ± 0.06
Latitude : 43.61 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 5.79 ± 0.3 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.5 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 164.2 deg
ML : 1.86±0.33 of 4 MD : 1.79±0.07 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km ENE of RIANS (VAR) (2700 residents)
12 km ESE of JOUQUES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (3100 residents)
12 km NNE of POURRIERES (VAR) (2600 residents)
29 km ENE of AIX-EN-PROVENCE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (123800 residents)