Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 323158
29/12/14 44 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.75 Type :eq
Origin time: 18:30:54.74 ± 0.16
Latitude : 43.54 1/2 Major Axis : 3.1 km
Longitude : 3.14 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.5 km
Depth: 4. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 137.6 deg
ML : 2.01±0.23 of 15 stationsMD : 2.17±0.05 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 6 km SSE of HEREPIAN (HERAULT) (1200 residents)
7 km SE of LAMALOU-LES-BAINS (HERAULT) (2200 residents)
8 km S of BEDARIEUX (HERAULT) (6000 residents)
22 km NNW of BEZIERS (HERAULT) (71000 residents)