Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 317093
17/08/14 19 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.25 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:51:31.48 ± 0.12
Latitude : 43.30 ± 0.9 1/2 Major Axis : 2.6 km
Longitude : 5.66 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 4. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 17.5 deg
ML : 1.35±0.19 of 3 stationsMD : 1.48±0.06 of 3 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km E of GEMENOS (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (5000 residents)
4 km NW of CUGES-LES-PINS (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (2700 residents)
6 km NNE of ROQUEFORT-LA-BEDOULE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (4200 residents)
23 km E of MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (800600 residents)