Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 279229
08/07/12 10 Arrivals 5 Iterations RMS : 0.27 Type :eq
Origin time: 01:48:42.94 ± 0.40
Latitude : 43.96 ± 1.1 1/2 Major Axis : 8.0 km
Longitude : 7.64 ± 3.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.7 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 101.8 deg
ML : 1.12±0.32 of 3 MD : 1.40±0.03 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 11 km ENE of BREIL-SUR-ROYA (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2100 residents)
16 km SSE of TENDE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2100 residents)
17 km ENE of SOSPEL (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2600 residents)
30 km NE of MONACO (MONACO, Capitale) (28000 residents)