OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE) - 2008-08-09 18:35:41 - Magnitude 1.6
Last update : 2009-08-19 14:40:04 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2008-08-09 18:35:41 UTC
2008-08-09 20:35:41 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 1.6
Region OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.662° N, 4.574° E Uncertainty ± 1.2 km
Depth of hypocenter 8.6 ± 1.2 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
OTT OTTIGNIES 1 18:35:43.55 18:35:44.35 -
UCCB UCCLE 21 18:35:45.74 18:35:48.12 183
RQR RONQUIÈRES 25 18:35:46.41 18:35:49.11 23
SKQ STEENKERQUE 35 18:35:47.89 18:35:52.77 -
GES GESVES 48 18:35:50.08 18:35:55.77 10.7
CLA CLAVIER 58 18:35:52.05 18:35:58.59 -
DOU DOURBES 63 18:35:52.80 18:36:00.10 -
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 117 18:36:02.89 18:36:17.37 -
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 123 18:36:03.34 18:36:18.58 -
HIL HILLESHEIM 155 18:36:08.47 - -
STB STEINBACHTALSPERRE 160 18:36:08.95 - -

Macroseismic

Data
Total number of responses 5
Intensity I 2
Intensity III 3

Attention! The intensities derived from the macroseismic enquiry are raw unverified data.

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