Earthquakes in Belgium

GULPEN (NL) - 1988-10-17 19:39:54 - Magnitude 3.4
Last update : 2010-06-07 16:58:21 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 1988-10-17 19:39:54 UTC
1988-10-17 20:39:54 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 3.4
Maximal intensity IV
Region GULPEN (NL)
Epicentral coordinates 50.809° N, 5.925° E Uncertainty ± 1.0 km
Depth of hypocenter 23.5 ± 0.6 km

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)

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Quake measurements

Measurements by the Belgian seismic network
Station Epicentral
distance (km)		 P-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) S-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) Maximal ground
displacement (nm)
Code Place
EBN EBEN-EMAEL 18 19:39:59.20 - -
MEMS MEMBACH 23 19:40:00.02 19:40:03.88 -
STI SART TILMAN 36 19:40:01.56 - -
MEU MEUVILLE 47 19:40:03.33 19:40:09.33 -
WIB WIBRIN 73 19:40:07.22 19:40:15.70 -
UCCS UCCLE 110 19:40:12.12 19:40:26.89 -
SNF SENEFFE 121 19:40:13.37 19:40:27.68 -
DOU DOURBES 123 19:40:13.90 - -
WLF WALFERDANGE 129 19:40:15.35 19:40:30.14 -
LES LESSINES 147 19:40:16.91 19:40:34.40 -
BOU BOUGNIES 148 19:40:17.66 19:40:35.35 -
Measurements by the German seismic network of Bensberg (University of Cologne)
Station Epicentral
distance (km)		 P-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) S-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) Maximal ground
displacement (nm)
Code Place
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 33 19:40:01.24 - -
BNS BENSBERG 90 19:40:09.85 19:40:20.50 -
BGG BURG ELTZ 120 19:40:13.80 19:40:28.60 -
KOE KÖPPEL 135 19:40:16.35 19:40:32.00 -
Measurements by the Dutch seismic network of KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute)
Station Epicentral
distance (km)		 P-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) S-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) Maximal ground
displacement (nm)
Code Place
ENN EPEN (INTL) 5 19:39:58.60 19:40:01.60 -
VKB VALKENBURG 12 19:39:58.90 19:40:02.00 -
KRN KERKRADE 13 19:39:59.20 19:40:02.60 -
WTS WINTERSWIJK 146 19:40:16.75 19:40:33.70 -

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