Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 5027257
15/08/20 35 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.54 Type :eq
Origin time: 12:18:59.93 ± 0.06
Latitude : 43.72 ± 0.5 1/2 Major Axis : 1.5 km
Longitude : 3.16 ± 0.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.0 km
Depth: 10. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 124.7 deg
ML : 2.08±0.24 of 18 stations MD : 2.15±0.26 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km N of LE BOUSQUET-D'ORB (HERAULT) (1700 residents)
4 km WNW of LUNAS (HERAULT) (600 residents)
12 km N of BEDARIEUX (HERAULT) (6000 residents)
13 km W of LODEVE (HERAULT) (7600 residents)