Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 317397
21/08/14 25 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.31 Type :eq
Origin time: 23:03:57.78 ± 0.07
Latitude : 43.29 ± 0.7 1/2 Major Axis : 1.7 km
Longitude : 3.41 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 174.9 deg
ML : 1.72±0.21 of 9 stationsMD : 1.79±0.03 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km SSW of VIAS (HERAULT) (3500 residents)
5 km WSW of AGDE (HERAULT) (17600 residents)
6 km ESE of PORTIRAGNES (HERAULT) (1800 residents)
16 km ESE of BEZIERS (HERAULT) (71000 residents)