Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 343437
27/01/16 25 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.23 Type :eq
Origin time: 05:41:42.92 ± 0.04
Latitude : 43.77 1/2 Major Axis : 0.9 km
Longitude : 6.32 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 36.3 deg
ML : 1.66±0.24 of 6 stationsMD : 1.95±0.01 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 11 km SE of MOUSTIERS-SAINTE-MARIE (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (600 residents)
16 km WNW of COMPS-SUR-ARTUBY (VAR) (300 residents)
17 km NNE of AUPS (VAR) (1800 residents)
17 km WSW of CASTELLANE (ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE) (1300 residents)