Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 5029415
16/10/20 8 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.52 Type :eq
Origin time: 05:18:40.75 ± 0.14
Latitude : 43.91 ± 0.9 1/2 Major Axis : 3.2 km
Longitude : 7.17 ± 1.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 1.7 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 124.6 deg
ML : 1.71±0.31 of 2 stations MD : 2.10±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 6 km ESE of VILLARS-SUR-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (500 residents)
8 km NW of LEVENS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2700 residents)
10 km N of SAINT-MARTIN-DU-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1900 residents)
24 km NNW of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)