Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 281334
18/08/12 7 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.20 Type :eq
Origin time: 01:57:07. 7 ± 0.19
Latitude : 43.28 ± 1.4 1/2 Major Axis : 4.5 km
Longitude : 4.41 ± 0.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.8 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 9.6 deg
ML : 1.23±0.15 of 4 MD : 1.56±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 19 km S of SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (2200 residents)
34 km WSW of PORT-SAINT-LOUIS-DU-RHONE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (8600 residents)
36 km SE of LE GRAU-DU-ROI (GARD) (5300 residents)
47 km SSW of ARLES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (52100 residents)