Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 306218
27/10/13 11 Arrivals 5 Iterations RMS : 0.16 Type :eq
Origin time: 12:52:03.96 ± 0.04
Latitude : 43.89 ± 0.3 1/2 Major Axis : 1.0 km
Longitude : 7.11 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 159.2 deg
MD : 1.33±0.14 of 3 stationsML : 1.15±0.32 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km SSE of VILLARS-SUR-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (500 residents)
8 km ENE of ROQUESTERON (ALPES-MARITIMES) (500 residents)
9 km WNW of LEVENS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2700 residents)
23 km NNW of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)