Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 303724
29/08/13 12 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.47 Type :eq
Origin time: 21:30:52.56 ± 0.07
Latitude : 43.54 ± 1.1 1/2 Major Axis : 3.0 km
Longitude : 4.86 ± 0.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 179.5 deg
ML : 1.55±0.21 of 5 stationsMD : 1.88±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 10 km WNW of ISTRES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (35200 residents)
11 km SSE of SAINT-MARTIN-DE-CRAU (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (11000 residents)
12 km WSW of MIRAMAS (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (21600 residents)
13 km NNW of FOS-SUR-MER (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (11600 residents)