OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE) - 2008-08-08 09:54:39 - Magnitude 1.7
Last update : 2016-11-24 11:24:30 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2008-08-08 09:54:39 UTC
2008-08-08 11:54:39 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 1.7
Maximal intensity II
Region OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.674° N, 4.604° E Uncertainty ± 1.9 km
Depth of hypocenter 9.0 ± 2.4 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 4 09:54:41.48 09:54:42.41 -
UCCS UCCLE 22 09:54:43.42 09:54:46.15 -
UCCB UCCLE 22 09:54:43.59 09:54:46.23 192.5
RQR RONQUIÈRES 28 09:54:44.44 - -
SNF SENEFFE 29 09:54:44.63 - -
SKQ STEENKERQUE 37 09:54:45.92 09:54:50.71 -
CTH COUTHUIN 40 09:54:46.88 - -
MRD MAREDSOUS 43 09:54:47.44 09:54:53.04 -
GES GESVES 47 09:54:48.30 09:54:52.75 10
BOU BOUGNIES 56 09:54:49.65 - -
CLA CLAVIER 57 09:54:50.19 09:54:56.95 -
MOLA MOL 69 09:54:50.19 - -
RCH ROCHEFORT 73 09:54:50.58 09:54:59.77 -
DOU DOURBES 64 09:54:50.89 09:54:58.37 -
MEMH MEMBACH 99 09:54:57.38 - -
KLB KALBORN 124 09:55:01.73 09:55:15.08 -
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 115 09:55:00.97 09:55:15.39 -
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 121 09:55:01.58 09:55:16.66 -
STB STEINBACHTALSPERRE 158 09:55:07.11 09:55:26.04 -

Macroseismic

Data
Total number of responses 34
Intensity I 11
Intensity II 14
Intensity III 7
Intensity IV 1
Intensity VI 1

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

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