Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 288843
21/12/12 13 Arrivals 5 Iterations RMS : 0.17 Type :eq
Origin time: 02:56:39.87 ± 0.11
Latitude : 43.68 ± 0.8 1/2 Major Axis : 2.8 km
Longitude : 7.22 ± 1.1 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.1 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 134.5 deg
ML : 1.42±0.19 of 2 MD : 1.51±0.02 of 2
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km ENE of SAINT-LAURENT-DU-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (24400 residents)
4 km SW of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)
5 km ENE of CAGNES-SUR-MER (ALPES-MARITIMES) (40900 residents)
7 km SE of LA GAUDE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (5000 residents)
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