Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 317983
03/09/14 18 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.25 Type :eq
Origin time: 02:00:24.66 ± 0.05
Latitude : 43.33 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.2 km
Longitude : 3.34 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 156.4 deg
ML : 1.70±0.24 of 7 stationsMD : 1.60±0.03 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km N of PORTIRAGNES (HERAULT) (1800 residents)
2 km ENE of CERS (HERAULT) (1800 residents)
5 km ENE of VILLENEUVE-LES-BEZIERS (HERAULT) (3000 residents)
9 km E of BEZIERS (HERAULT) (71000 residents)