Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 273172
06/04/12 7 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.20 Type :eq
Origin time: 10:22:08.29 ± 0.29
Latitude : 43.29 1/2 Major Axis : 6.5 km
Longitude : 5.37 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.7 km
Depth: 0. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 36.4 deg
MD : 1.97±0.18 of 3 ML : 2.12±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km S of MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (800600 residents)
9 km SW of PLAN-DE-CUQUES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (9800 residents)
10 km WSW of ALLAUCH (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (16100 residents)
12 km W of LA PENNE-SUR-HUVEAUNE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (5900 residents)