Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 276637
20/05/12 17 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.40 Type :eq
Origin time: 06:16:45.47 ± 0.10
Latitude : 43.97 ± 1.4 1/2 Major Axis : 3.9 km
Longitude : 4.64 ± 1.0 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.8 km
Depth: 15. Azimuth mj Axis : 9.6 deg
ML : 1.85±0.19 of 4 MD : 1.95±0.09 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km W of ROCHEFORT-DU-GARD (GARD) (4100 residents)
4 km NW of SAZE (GARD) (1300 residents)
6 km SW of TAVEL (GARD) (1400 residents)
13 km W of AVIGNON (VAUCLUSE) (86900 residents)