Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 365499
29/12/16 5 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.43 Type :eq
Origin time: 04:45:57. 1 ± 0.25
Latitude : 43.31 ± 1.6 1/2 Major Axis : 4.6 km
Longitude : 5.53 ± 1.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.2 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 28.0 deg
MD : 1.43±0.07 of 2 stationsML : 0.82±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km WNW of AUBAGNE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (41100 residents)
3 km NNE of LA PENNE-SUR-HUVEAUNE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (5900 residents)
4 km SE of ALLAUCH (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (16100 residents)
12 km E of MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (800600 residents)