Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 283604
19/09/12 20 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.24 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:03:34. 0 ± 0.05
Latitude : 43.89 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.0 km
Longitude : 5.87 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 128.2 deg
ML : 1.62±0.34 of 7 MD : 1.79±0.08 of 3
Location in relation to nearby cities 0 km SE of VILLENEUVE (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (2500 residents)
2 km ENE of VOLX (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (2500 residents)
4 km SW of ORAISON (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (3500 residents)
10 km SE of FORCALQUIER (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (4000 residents)