Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 270379
19/02/12 10 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.55 Type :eq
Origin time: 11:57:17.52 ± 0.23
Latitude : 43.91 1/2 Major Axis : 5.0 km
Longitude : 7.09 1/2 Minor Axis : 4.1 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 7.1 deg
MD : 1.38±0.45 of 3 ML : 1.40±0.03 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km S of VILLARS-SUR-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (500 residents)
7 km ENE of ROQUESTERON (ALPES-MARITIMES) (500 residents)
12 km WNW of LEVENS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2700 residents)
26 km NNW of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)