Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 305827
17/10/13 62 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.48 Type :eq
Origin time: 09:18:50.69 ± 0.04
Latitude : 43.65 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.1 km
Longitude : 4.86 ± 0.3 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.6 km
Depth: 14. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 12.8 deg
ML : 2.58±0.33 of 21 stationsMD : 2.52±0.13 of 3 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km ENE of SAINT-MARTIN-DE-CRAU (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (11000 residents)
4 km S of MOURIES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (2500 residents)
9 km SSE of MAUSSANE-LES-ALPILLES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (1900 residents)
18 km NW of ISTRES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (35200 residents)