Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 342348
02/01/16 22 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.30 Type :eq
Origin time: 09:54:21.17 ± 0.05
Latitude : 43.49 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.2 km
Longitude : 3.88 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 159.2 deg
ML : 1.84±0.29 of 9 stationsMD : 1.86±0.10 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km SSE of VILLENEUVE-LES-MAGUELONE (HERAULT) (5100 residents)
6 km SW of PALAVAS-LES-FLOTS (HERAULT) (4700 residents)
6 km ESE of MIREVAL (HERAULT) (2400 residents)
13 km S of MONTPELLIER (HERAULT) (208000 residents)
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