This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
| Type | Earthquake |
| Magnitude | 2.8 MLv |
| Local datetime | 1987/12/20 08:55 |
| Universal datetime | 1987/12/20 07:55 |
| Latitude | 43.37 ° ± 11 km |
| Longitude | 4.87 ° ± 6 km |
| Depth | 5 km (operator assigned) ± 0.0 km |
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Testify !Near cities
This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
| Name | Distance (km) | Population |
|---|---|---|
Arles 
|
26 | 52548 |
| Martigues
|
15 | 48188 |
| Istres
|
21 | 43133 |
| Miramas
|
26 | 26470 |
| Châteauneuf-les-Martigues
|
23 | 16850 |
| Port-de-Bouc
|
12 | 16516 |
| Fos-sur-Mer
|
10 | 15494 |
| Berre-l'Étang
|
28 | 13472 |
| Saint-Martin-de-Crau
|
27 | 13389 |
| Saint-Chamas
|
25 | 8574 |
| Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
|
7 | 8449 |
| Sausset-les-Pins
|
20 | 7568 |
| Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts
|
15 | 5837 |
| Carry-le-Rouet
|
23 | 5823 |
| Ensuès-la-Redonne
|
27 | 5484 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 50 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | final |
|---|---|
| RMS | 0.8 |
| Azimuthal gap | |
| Number of stations used | 6 |
| Number of phases used | 9 |
Webservices
The data of this event are available in various formats (QuakeML, GeoJSON and text) through the following links :
Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RD | LRG | Pn | 07:55:23.0 | -1.13 | 85 | 1.09 | Manual |
| RD | LRG | Pg | 07:55:24.90 | 0.91 | 85 | 1.09 | Manual |
| RD | LRG | Sg | 07:55:39.40 | 0.23 | 85 | 1.09 | Manual |
| RD | LMR | Pg | 07:55:26.40 | 0.42 | 91 | 1.2 | Manual |
| RD | LMR | Sg | 07:55:42.10 | -0.53 | 91 | 1.2 | Manual |
| RD | FRF | Pn | 07:55:27.0 | -0.1 | 81 | 1.31 | Manual |
| RD | FRF | Sg | 07:55:46.60 | 0.32 | 81 | 1.31 | Manual |
| RD | SBF | Pg | 07:55:40.9 | 0.29 | 74 | 1.93 | Manual |
| RD | SBF | Sg | 07:56:06.10 | -0.43 | 74 | 1.93 | Manual |