Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 326519
17/03/15 22 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.62 Type :eq
Origin time: 20:24:06.82 ± 0.12
Latitude : 43.36 1/2 Major Axis : 2.4 km
Longitude : 5.45 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.6 km
Depth: 4. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 3.4 deg
ML : 1.59±0.39 of 5 stationsMD : 1.83±0.03 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km NW of PLAN-DE-CUQUES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (9800 residents)
3 km NW of ALLAUCH (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (16100 residents)
7 km SW of MIMET (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (3500 residents)
9 km NE of MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (800600 residents)