Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 338197
16/10/15 31 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.42 Type :eq
Origin time: 03:37:36.87 ± 0.06
Latitude : 43.54 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.4 km
Longitude : 3.13 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 150.6 deg
ML : 1.79±0.22 of 11 stationsMD : 1.74±0.00 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 6 km SSE of HEREPIAN (HERAULT) (1200 residents)
7 km SSE of LAMALOU-LES-BAINS (HERAULT) (2200 residents)
8 km SSW of BEDARIEUX (HERAULT) (6000 residents)
22 km NNW of BEZIERS (HERAULT) (71000 residents)