Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 362562
20/10/16 17 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.27 Type :eq
Origin time: 22:46:07.33 ± 0.11
Latitude : 43.40 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.9 km
Longitude : 5.46 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 38.9 deg
ML : 1.78±0.32 of 6 stationsMD : 1.82±0.21 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km SSE of SIMIANE-COLLONGUE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (4300 residents)
4 km WSW of MIMET (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (3500 residents)
5 km W of SAINT-SAVOURNIN (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (2100 residents)
13 km NNE of MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (800600 residents)