Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 271144
02/03/12 22 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.50 Type :eq
Origin time: 01:10:06.81 ± 0.10
Latitude : 43.46 ± 0.9 1/2 Major Axis : 2.4 km
Longitude : 3.92 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.3 km
Depth: 4. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 179.3 deg
ML : 1.99±0.27 of 9 MD : 2.14±0.07 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km S of PALAVAS-LES-FLOTS (HERAULT) (4700 residents)
9 km SSE of VILLENEUVE-LES-MAGUELONE (HERAULT) (5100 residents)
10 km ESE of VIC-LA-GARDIOLE (HERAULT) (1600 residents)
16 km SSE of MONTPELLIER (HERAULT) (208000 residents)
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