Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 356539
03/08/16 19 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.24 Type :eq
Origin time: 17:29:23.26 ± 0.05
Latitude : 43.69 ± 0.4 1/2 Major Axis : 1.0 km
Longitude : 7.11 ± 0.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.7 km
Depth: 7. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 151.9 deg
ML : 1.78±0.20 of 7 stationsMD : 1.61±0.07 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 0 km ENE of LA COLLE-SUR-LOUP (ALPES-MARITIMES) (6000 residents)
1 km WSW of SAINT-PAUL (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2900 residents)
3 km S of VENCE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (15300 residents)
12 km W of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)