Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 391067
16/05/18 10 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.50 Type :eq
Origin time: 14:22:32.64 ± 0.07
Latitude : 43.86 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.3 km
Longitude : 7.37 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.2 km
Depth: 2. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 80.2 deg
ML : 1.88±0.19 of 3 stations MD : 2.05±0.08 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km N of L'ESCARENE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1800 residents)
6 km N of BLAUSASC (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1100 residents)
6 km WSW of SOSPEL (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2600 residents)
14 km NNW of MONACO (MONACO, Capitale) (28000 residents)