EUPEN
Earthquake10 June 1978
- Magnitude
- 2.8ML
- Depth
- –
- Belgian time
- 15:58:201978-06-10
- UTC
- 13:58:201978-06-10
Main parameters
| Date and time | 1978-06-10 13:58:20 UTC 1978-06-10 15:58:20 Belgian time |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | ML 2.8 |
| Epicentral coordinates | 50.610° N, 6.040° E |
| Event ID | ROB 631 |
Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2011-06-27 18:19:24 Belgian time
Location map
- Epicentre
- Station that recorded the event
Seismic activity in the area
Known earthquakes around the epicentre, from the catalogue of the Royal Observatory of Belgium.
Within 10 km of the epicentre
95 other earthquakes in the catalogue since 1911. 93 of them occurred after this one. By magnitude, it is the joint 3rd largest of the 94 earthquakes of known magnitude in the area.
Latest earthquakes before this one
| Date | Place | Magnitude | Intensity | Distance km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-02-17 | CANTONS DE L'EST | ML 3.1 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 1911-05-30 | EIFEL-RAEREN(D) | – | 3 | 9.4 |
Largest known earthquakes
| Date | Place | Magnitude | Intensity | Distance km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-02-17 | CANTONS DE L'EST | ML 3.1 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 2026-03-16 | JALHAY (BE) | ML 3.0 | – | 8.4 |
| 1978-06-10 | This earthquake | ML 2.8 | – | – |
| 1997-11-30 | Suspected earthquake | ML 2.8 | – | 2.3 |
| 1997-10-20 | ROETGEN (DE) | ML 2.2 | – | 8.8 |
Municipality of Baelen
37 other earthquakes in the catalogue since 1985. 37 of them occurred after this one. This is, jointly, the largest known earthquake in the municipality.
Latest earthquakes before this one
No earthquake known before this one.
Largest known earthquakes
| Date | Place | Magnitude | Intensity | Distance km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-06-10 | This earthquake | ML 2.8 | – | – |
| 1997-11-30 | Suspected earthquake | ML 2.8 | – | 2.3 |
| 1999-05-28 | ROBERTVILLE (BE) | ML 2.0 | – | 8.2 |
| 2001-06-23 | GLADBECK (DE) | ML 1.8 | – | 2.3 |
| 1992-10-30 | HERTOGEN WALD | ML 1.5 | – | 5.7 |
Notes and method
Tectonic and induced earthquakes from the Observatory’s catalogue, suspected ones included; quarry blasts, explosions and other events are not counted. Epicentral distances on the WGS84 ellipsoid.
Municipality: 2025 municipal boundaries (Statbel), applied to every earthquake, including those before the merger of municipalities. For an epicentre outside Belgium, only the circular area is given. Each earthquake’s name is the catalogue’s: it may refer to a place near the epicentre.
Magnitude: the one given on each earthquake’s page (ML preferably, otherwise MW or MS); magnitudes of different types are compared as they are.
The epicentres of historical earthquakes are only known to within a few kilometres, sometimes more: whether they fall in the area is indicative. Small earthquakes have only been recorded as the station network grew: the area’s older earthquakes are mostly the largest ones, and recent activity looks more frequent.
Arrival times at the stations
Each station first records the P wave, the fastest, then the S wave. The farther a station is from the epicentre, the later the waves reach it and the wider the gap between the two.
- Stations
- 18
- Epicentral distance
- 2.2 – 557.7km
- Mean velocity, P wave
- 3.7km/s
- P wave
- S wave
- Curve fitted to the measurements
Notes and method
Curves: travel time of a direct wave in a homogeneous medium. The velocity of each wave and an origin-time shift, common to both, are fitted to the measurements by least squares. Depth not determined: hypocenter placed at the surface for the calculation. P wave: 4 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 11.67 s.
Stations farther than 120 km are left out of the fit: the first waves to reach them have travelled beneath the crust, through the mantle, where they propagate faster.
Station measurements
P- and S-wave arrivals and ground displacement measured at each station. Click a column heading to change the order.
| km | ° | UTC | UTC | s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgian seismic network (Royal Observatory of Belgium)3 stations | |||||
| MEMH1Membach | 2.2 | 270 | 13:58:23.50+2.90 s | – | – |
| DOUDourbes | 117.7 | 241 | 13:58:41.89+21.29 s | – | – |
| UCCH4Uccle | 120.5 | 281 | 13:58:59.50+38.90 s | – | – |
| Network LDG9 stations | |||||
| HAUHAUDOMPRE | 290.5 | 175 | 13:59:03.60+43.00 s | – | – |
| BSFBALLON SERVANCE | 313.8 | 170 | 13:59:05.90+45.30 s | – | – |
| LORLORMES | 404.5 | 204 | 13:59:17.00+56.40 s | – | – |
| LBFLES BUTEAUX | 430.7 | 201 | 13:59:20.60+60.00 s | – | – |
| SSFSaint-Saulge | 436.2 | 206 | 13:59:20.80+60.20 s | – | – |
| AVFAvril sur Loire | 468.5 | 206 | 13:59:25.19+64.59 s | – | – |
| SMFSIGNAL DE MONT | 469.7 | 201 | 13:59:25.60+65.00 s | – | – |
| MZFMazirat | 551.4 | 209 | 13:59:35.29+74.69 s | – | – |
| TCFToulx Ste Croix | 557.7 | 212 | 13:59:35.79+75.19 s | – | – |
| Network STR3 stations | |||||
| WLSWelschbruch | 262.2 | 158 | 13:58:59.00+38.40 s | – | – |
| ECHECHERY | 278.4 | 163 | 13:59:01.00+40.40 s | – | – |
| BAFBelacker | 316.4 | 167 | 13:59:05.79+45.19 s | – | – |
| Dutch seismic network (KNMI)2 stations | |||||
| HEEprox. Heerlen | 30.9 | 352 | 13:58:26.00+5.40 s | – | – |
| WTSWinterswijk | 163.2 | 19 | 13:58:47.00+26.40 s | – | – |
| Network not specified1 station | |||||
| CDFCONSDORF | 91.4 | 167 | 13:59:06.40+45.80 s | – | – |