Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 298517
16/05/13 9 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.12 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:27:15.86 ± 0.04
Latitude : 43.80 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 0.9 km
Longitude : 6.56 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 44.8 deg
MD : 1.36±0.09 of 2 stationsML : 1.34±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 6 km SE of CASTELLANE (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (1300 residents)
10 km NNE of COMPS-SUR-ARTUBY (VAR) (300 residents)
14 km WSW of SAINT-AUBAN (ALPES-MARITIMES) (200 residents)
19 km SSE of SAINT-ANDRE-LES-ALPES (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (800 residents)