Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 281360
18/08/12 7 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.24 Type :eq
Origin time: 07:07:27.50 ± 0.05
Latitude : 43.97 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 7.47 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 2.8 deg
ML : 1.59±0.36 of 3 MD : 1.95±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km NW of BREIL-SUR-ROYA (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2100 residents)
10 km N of SOSPEL (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2600 residents)
12 km E of LANTOSQUE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1000 residents)
26 km NNE of MONACO (MONACO, Capitale) (28000 residents)