Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 276180
17/05/12 12 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.20 Type :eq
Origin time: 07:39:02.44 ± 0.07
Latitude : 43.90 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.5 km
Longitude : 7.36 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 97.8 deg
ML : 1.55±0.12 of 3 MD : 1.51±0.14 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km WNW of SOSPEL (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2600 residents)
7 km N of L'ESCARENE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1800 residents)
9 km SSE of LANTOSQUE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1000 residents)
18 km NNW of MONACO (MONACO, Capitale) (28000 residents)