Earthquakes in Belgium

HEERLEN (NL) - 2018-08-08 19:59:10 - Magnitude 1.8
Last update : 2018-08-09 08:41:21 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2018-08-08 19:59:10 UTC
2018-08-08 21:59:10 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 1.8
Region HEERLEN (NL)
Epicentral coordinates 50.908° N, 5.993° E Uncertainty ± 0.7 km
Depth of hypocenter 2.7 ± 2.6 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
EBN EBEN-EMAEL 26 19:59:14.87 19:59:18.17 94.6
MEMS MEMBACH 33 19:59:16.17 19:59:19.90 30
OPTB OPITTER 34 19:59:16.51 19:59:18.81 -
TNL TERNELL 37 19:59:16.78 19:59:21.56 -
LCH LA CHARTREUSE 41 19:59:17.54 19:59:22.86 -
MRG MONT RIGI 45 19:59:18.22 19:59:23.95 -
STI SART TILMAN 47 19:59:18.92 - -
HOU HOUVEGNEZ 62 19:59:21.23 19:59:28.52 -
CLA CLAVIER 73 19:59:23.08 19:59:32.09 -
GES GESVES 87 19:59:25.41 19:59:35.80 -
KLB KALBORN 90 19:59:25.96 19:59:36.25 -
RCH ROCHEFORT 100 19:59:28.02 19:59:40.25 -
VIA VIANDEN 109 19:59:29.62 19:59:42.38 -
MRD MAREDSOUS 110 19:59:29.73 19:59:43.11 -
RQR RONQUIÈRES 129 19:59:32.45 - -
DOU DOURBES 134 19:59:33.29 19:59:49.58 15
SKQ STEENKERQUE 138 19:59:33.76 19:59:49.79 -
WLF WALFERDANGE 139 19:59:34.17 - -
LES LESSINES 153 19:59:35.80 - -
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
ROD DALHEIM RÖDGEN 29 19:59:15.75 - -

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