Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 381209
15/10/17 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.25 Type :eq
Origin time: 12:56:42.18 ± 0.17
Latitude : 43.41 ± 1.2 1/2 Major Axis : 3.6 km
Longitude : 4.71 ± 1.0 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.5 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 22.7 deg
ML : 1.44±0.26 of 3 stationsMD : 1.73±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 8 km WNW of PORT-SAINT-LOUIS-DU-RHONE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (8600 residents)
19 km W of FOS-SUR-MER (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (11600 residents)
22 km W of PORT-DE-BOUC (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (18800 residents)
25 km WSW of ISTRES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (35200 residents)