OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE) - 2008-08-09 14:18:56 - Magnitude 2.2
Last update : 2016-11-24 11:25:04 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2008-08-09 14:18:56 UTC
2008-08-09 16:18:56 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 2.2
Maximal intensity II
Region OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.663° N, 4.573° E Uncertainty ± 1.5 km
Depth of hypocenter 8.2 ± 1.5 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 1 14:18:58.34 14:18:59.09 -
UCCS UCCLE 21 14:19:00.35 - -
UCCB UCCLE 21 14:19:00.36 14:19:02.82 778
RQR RONQUIÈRES 25 14:19:01.18 14:19:03.93 85
SNF SENEFFE 27 14:19:01.37 - -
SKQ STEENKERQUE 35 14:19:02.66 14:19:07.78 -
BRQ BRACQUEGNIES 37 14:19:03.12 - -
CTH COUTHUIN 41 14:19:03.59 - -
MRD MAREDSOUS 42 14:19:04.41 - -
GES GESVES 48 14:19:04.98 14:19:10.85 42.7
LES LESSINES 52 14:19:05.50 - -
BOU BOUGNIES 54 14:19:06.43 - -
CLA CLAVIER 58 14:19:06.84 14:19:13.36 -
DOU DOURBES 63 14:19:07.61 14:19:14.62 -
RCH ROCHEFORT 73 14:19:09.27 - -
MOLT MOL 71 14:19:10.16 - -
MEMH MEMBACH 102 14:19:14.13 - -
KLB KALBORN 126 14:19:18.17 - -
WLF WALFERDANGE 158 14:19:22.62 - -
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 14:19:17.70 14:19:32.12 -
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 123 14:19:18.15 14:19:33.39 -
STB STEINBACHTALSPERRE 160 14:19:23.76 14:19:42.77 -

Macroseismic

Data
Total number of responses 75
Intensity I 22
Intensity II 27
Intensity III 24
Intensity IV 2

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

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