Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 272383
24/03/12 19 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.67 Type :eq
Origin time: 21:42:07.39 ± 0.14
Latitude : 43.42 ± 1.5 1/2 Major Axis : 3.9 km
Longitude : 4.61 ± 1.0 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.8 km
Depth: 15. Azimuth mj Axis : 8.3 deg
ML : 1.79±0.22 of 7 MD : 1.99±0.23 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 15 km ESE of SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (2200 residents)
16 km WNW of PORT-SAINT-LOUIS-DU-RHONE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (8600 residents)
27 km W of FOS-SUR-MER (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (11600 residents)
28 km S of ARLES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (52100 residents)