Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 281028
09/08/12 15 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.25 Type :eq
Origin time: 14:45:49.19 ± 0.08
Latitude : 43.79 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.7 km
Longitude : 7.59 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 154.5 deg
ML : 1.72±0.27 of 5 MD : 1.81±0.05 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 7 km ENE of MENTON (ALPES-MARITIMES) (29100 residents)
11 km ENE of ROQUEBRUNE-CAP-MARTIN (ALPES-MARITIMES) (12400 residents)
14 km W of SAN REMO (ITALY) (100 residents)
15 km ENE of MONACO (MONACO, Capitale) (28000 residents)