Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 5017968
20/08/19 15 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.60 Type :eq
Origin time: 02:16:57.54 ± 0.09
Latitude : 43.05 ± 0.6 1/2 Major Axis : 1.9 km
Longitude : 3.08 ± 1.0 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.3 km
Depth: 5. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 116.6 deg
ML : 1.81±0.14 of 7 stations MD : 1.81±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 4 km NE of PORT-LA-NOUVELLE (AUDE) (4800 residents)
6 km S of GRUISSAN (AUDE) (2200 residents)
9 km ENE of SIGEAN (AUDE) (3400 residents)
16 km SSE of NARBONNE (AUDE) (45800 residents)