FRANCORCHAMPS (BE) - 2016-05-08 23:39:42 - Magnitude 0.8
Last update : 2016-05-13 07:33:44 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2016-05-08 23:39:42 UTC
2016-05-09 01:39:42 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 0.8
Region FRANCORCHAMPS (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.468° N, 5.927° E Uncertainty ± 0.8 km
Depth of hypocenter 24.6 ± 0.9 km

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)

Location map

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
MRG MONT RIGI 12 23:39:47.51 23:39:50.48 -
MEMH MEMBACH 17 23:39:47.80 23:39:51.13 6.9
HOU HOUVEGNEZ 14 23:39:47.96 23:39:51.32 23.4
TNL TERNELL 20 23:39:48.12 23:39:51.61 9
LCH LA CHARTREUSE 30 23:39:49.56 23:39:54.01 4.1
EBN EBEN-EMAEL 41 23:39:50.83 - -
KLB KALBORN 43 23:39:51.42 23:39:56.50 -
CLA CLAVIER 45 23:39:51.54 23:39:57.43 3.8
RCH ROCHEFORT 61 23:39:53.39 23:40:01.17 -
GES GESVES 60 23:39:53.81 23:40:01.32 -
DOU DOURBES 103 23:39:59.34 23:40:12.17 -
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
DRE DREILÄGERBACH 31 23:39:49.37 - -
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 34 23:39:49.80 23:39:54.42 -
STB STEINBACHTALSPERRE 66 23:39:54.79 - -
HIL HILLESHEIM 57 - 23:40:00.57 -
BGG BURG ELTZ 104 23:40:14.39 - -

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