Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 270703
26/02/12 10 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.49 Type :eq
Origin time: 04:19:51. 2 ± 0.20
Latitude : 43.92 ± 1.4 1/2 Major Axis : 4.2 km
Longitude : 7.16 ± 1.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.9 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 147.4 deg
MD : 1.27±0.34 of 2 ML : 1.61±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km ESE of VILLARS-SUR-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (500 residents)
8 km NW of LEVENS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2700 residents)
11 km NNW of SAINT-MARTIN-DU-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1900 residents)
25 km NNW of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)