Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NORTHERN ITALY ORID : 280939
08/08/12 16 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.18 Type :eq
Origin time: 17:15:07.51 ± 0.03
Latitude : 44.11 ± 0.2 1/2 Major Axis : 0.7 km
Longitude : 7.15 ± 0.3 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.6 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 48.8 deg
ML : 1.51±0.29 of 5 MD : 1.73±0.04 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km NE of SAINT-SAUVEUR-SUR-TINEE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (300 residents)
9 km WNW of SAINT-MARTIN-VESUBIE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1000 residents)
16 km NW of ROQUEBILLIERE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1500 residents)
45 km NNW of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)