Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 303766
30/08/13 12 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.12 Type :eq
Origin time: 18:56:02.84 ± 0.07
Latitude : 43.35 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.3 km
Longitude : 5.52 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 6. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 17.4 deg
ML : 1.32±0.14 of 3 stationsMD : 1.54±0.02 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km ENE of ALLAUCH (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (16100 residents)
4 km E of PLAN-DE-CUQUES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (9800 residents)
5 km SSW of CADOLIVE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (1600 residents)
13 km ENE of MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (800600 residents)