Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 271205
02/03/12 29 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.66 Type :eq
Origin time: 15:46:58.64 ± 0.08
Latitude : 43.46 ± 0.8 1/2 Major Axis : 2.1 km
Longitude : 3.92 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 1.0 deg
ML : 2.32±0.24 of 9 MD : 2.39±0.13 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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