Historical texts and sources
Written accounts of historical earthquakes felt in Belgium and neighbouring regions, transcribed from their sources: chronicles, registers, letters, newspapers.
888 texts on 35 earthquakes, from 1000 to 1995, taken from 834 sources.
Documented earthquakes
| Date | Earthquake | Texts | Places | Max. int. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 March 1000 | [SAINT-AMAND - LIÉGE] | 11 | 5 | – |
| 17 December 1324 | HESBAYE | 1 | 1 | – |
| 18 September 169214:30 UTC | VERVIERS | 132 | 135 | 8 |
| 23 February 182808:30 UTC | JAUCHE AREA | 203 | 170 | 8 |
| 22 March 182800 h UTC | HANNUT | 1 | 3 | – |
| 3 December 182818:30 UTC | HAUTES-FAGNES | 128 | 120 | 7 |
| 6 April 184305:30 UTC | VEGHEL | 63 | 44 | 5 |
| 19 October 184807:00 UTC | OOST/WEST-VLAANDEREN | 42 | 20 | 5 |
| 16 December 184814 h UTC | VEGHEL | 14 | 15 | – |
| 16 December 184823:30 UTC | NOORD-BRABANT | 1 | 1 | – |
| 17 November 186816 h UTC | REGION DE HEPPENDORF (D) | 10 | 17 | 5 |
| 19 October 187320:15 UTC | HERZOGENRATH | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 2 September 189621:10 UTC | VALLEE DE LA SCARPE | 27 | 138 | 7 |
| 11 June 193810:57:00 UTC | ZULZEKE-NUKERKE | 86 | 468 | 7 |
| 3 April 194912:27:00 UTC | HAVRE | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 April 194912:33:00 UTC | HAVRE-BOUSSOIT | 13 | 54 | 7 |
| 3 April 194912:53:00 UTC | HAVRE | 2 | 4 | – |
| 3 April 194913:05:00 UTC | HAVRE | 2 | 1 | – |
| 14 April 194901:09:00 UTC | HAVRE-BOUSSOIT | 3 | 14 | 5 |
| 14 April 194905:12:00 UTC | HAVRE | 3 | 16 | 6 |
| 25 May 194918:59:00 UTC | HAVRE | 2 | 14 | 4 |
| 15 December 196512:07:00 UTC | STREPY-BRACQUEGNIES | 10 | 37 | 7 |
| 15 December 196514:02:00 UTC | STREPY-BRACQUEGNIES | 2 | 1 | – |
| 21 December 196510:00:00 UTC | ANS-VOTTEM | 9 | 27 | 6 |
| 16 January 196600:13:00 UTC | MORLANWELZ-MARIEMONT | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| 16 January 196606:51:00 UTC | MORLANWELZ-MARIEMONT | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| 16 January 196612:32:00 UTC | MORLANWELZ-MARIEMONT | 8 | 38 | 7 |
| 8 November 198300:49:00 UTC | LIEGE | 45 | 235 | 7 |
| 8 November 198300:54:00 UTC | LIEGE | 1 | 8 | – |
| 8 November 198302:13:00 UTC | LIEGE | 2 | 28 | 4 |
| 1 December 198321:52:00 UTC | LIEGE | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 10 July 198423:19:00 UTC | HEERS | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 1 April 198706:43:00 UTC | REGION DE DOUR | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 13 April 199201:20:00 UTC | ROERMOND (NL) | 17 | 159 | 7 |
| 20 June 199501:54:00 UTC | LE ROEULX | 15 | 150 | 5 |
Source: historical database of the Observatory. Data read on 13 November 2026.