Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 267859
27/12/11 16 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 1.49 Type :eq
Origin time: 09:39:24.21 ± 0.12
Latitude : 43.04 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 2.2 km
Longitude : 3.12 ± 1.1 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.4 km
Depth: 6. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 107.8 deg
ML : 2.16±0.22 of 5 MD : 2.17±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 6 km ENE of PORT-LA-NOUVELLE (AUDE) (4800 residents)
7 km SSE of GRUISSAN (AUDE) (2200 residents)
11 km E of SIGEAN (AUDE) (3400 residents)
18 km SSE of NARBONNE (AUDE) (45800 residents)