Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 378156
23/08/17 9 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.19 Type :eq
Origin time: 02:40:03.99 ± 0.10
Latitude : 43.41 ± 0.9 1/2 Major Axis : 2.5 km
Longitude : 5.49 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.3 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 23.2 deg
ML : 0.92±0.31 of 3 stationsMD : 1.45±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 1 km WSW of MIMET (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (3500 residents)
2 km W of SAINT-SAVOURNIN (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (2100 residents)
4 km ESE of SIMIANE-COLLONGUE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (4300 residents)
13 km SSE of AIX-EN-PROVENCE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (123800 residents)