Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ITALY ORID : 275546
06/05/12 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.22 Type :eq
Origin time: 17:56:06.78 ± 0.04
Latitude : 44.36 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.9 km
Longitude : 7.29 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.6 km
Depth: 6. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 60.3 deg
ML : 1.96±0.42 of 6 MD : 2.37±0.17 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 20 km WSW of CUNEO (ITALY) (100 residents)
31 km ENE of SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-TINEE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1800 residents)
32 km N of SAINT-MARTIN-VESUBIE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1000 residents)
51 km E of BARCELONNETTE (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (3000 residents)