Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 5007295
22/08/18 20 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.42 Type :eq
Origin time: 00:04:05.32 ± 0.07
Latitude : 43.56 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.3 km
Longitude : 6.65 ± 0.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.9 km
Depth: 20. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 177.2 deg
ML : 2.00±0.23 of 7 stations MD : 1.99±0.01 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 5 km NW of BAGNOLS-EN-FORET (VAR) (1300 residents)
8 km SSW of FAYENCE (VAR) (3500 residents)
8 km SSW of TOURRETTES (VAR) (1400 residents)
15 km E of DRAGUIGNAN (VAR) (30200 residents)