OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE) - 2008-08-08 17:52:02 - Magnitude 1.8
Last update : 2016-11-24 11:24:43 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2008-08-08 17:52:02 UTC
2008-08-08 19:52:02 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 1.8
Maximal intensity II
Region OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.641° N, 4.570° E Uncertainty ± 1.3 km
Depth of hypocenter 7.5 ± 1.9 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
OTT OTTIGNIES 2 17:52:04.26 17:52:05.02 -
UCCB UCCLE 23 17:52:06.42 17:52:08.80 323
UCCS UCCLE 23 17:52:06.52 17:52:08.78 -
RQR RONQUIÈRES 25 17:52:07.13 17:52:09.59 33.1
SNF SENEFFE 25 17:52:07.30 17:52:10.11 47
SKQ STEENKERQUE 35 17:52:08.60 17:52:13.51 -
CTH COUTHUIN 41 17:52:09.55 - -
MRD MAREDSOUS 40 17:52:10.34 17:52:15.12 -
GES GESVES 46 17:52:10.93 17:52:16.60 27.1
BOU BOUGNIES 52 17:52:11.81 17:52:18.86 22.4
CLA CLAVIER 57 17:52:12.82 17:52:19.24 -
DOU DOURBES 61 17:52:13.58 17:52:20.75 -
RCH ROCHEFORT 71 17:52:15.29 17:52:22.71 -
MEMS MEMBACH 102 17:52:19.73 17:52:32.51 -
MEMH MEMBACH 102 17:52:19.90 - -
VIA VIANDEN 140 17:52:23.92 17:52:42.18 11.5
MOLA MOL 73 17:52:24.20 17:52:24.74 -
KLB KALBORN 125 17:52:24.20 17:52:37.42 -
WLF WALFERDANGE 157 17:52:29.20 17:52:46.02 -
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 17:52:23.67 17:52:38.09 -
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 123 17:52:24.10 17:52:39.36 -
STB STEINBACHTALSPERRE 160 17:52:29.73 17:52:48.74 -

Macroseismic

Data
Total number of responses 34
Intensity I 11
Intensity II 13
Intensity III 9
Intensity IV 1

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

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