Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 380452
30/09/17 17 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.61 Type :eq
Origin time: 00:28:54.40 ± 0.08
Latitude : 43.99 ± 0.9 1/2 Major Axis : 2.3 km
Longitude : 5.00 ± 0.8 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.4 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 6.2 deg
ML : 1.61±0.19 of 5 stationsMD : 1.79±0.01 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km ESE of ALTHEN-DES-PALUDS (VAUCLUSE) (1600 residents)
4 km NW of VELLERON (VAUCLUSE) (2500 residents)
4 km WSW of PERNES-LES-FONTAINES (VAUCLUSE) (8300 residents)
8 km SSW of CARPENTRAS (VAUCLUSE) (24200 residents)