OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE) - 2008-09-18 20:57:24 - Magnitude 0.9
Last update : 2016-11-24 11:27:01 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2008-09-18 20:57:24 UTC
2008-09-18 22:57:24 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 0.9
Maximal intensity II
Region OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.640° N, 4.573° E Uncertainty ± 1.0 km
Depth of hypocenter 6.6 ± 1.0 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
OT1 OT1-MELLERY 5 20:57:25.53 20:57:26.27 -
OTT OTTIGNIES 2 20:57:25.69 20:57:26.48 -
OT4 OT4-LIMAL 6 20:57:26.22 20:57:27.39 -
OT3 OT3-DION-LE-MONT 8 20:57:26.35 20:57:27.62 -
OT2 OT2-RIXENSART 8 20:57:26.46 20:57:27.78 -
GRZ GRAND LEEZ 15 20:57:26.92 20:57:28.56 -
UCCB UCCLE 23 20:57:27.52 20:57:30.32 -
OT5 OT5-GENAPPE 9 - 20:57:27.57 -
RQR RONQUIÈRES 25 20:57:28.58 - -
SNF SENEFFE 25 20:57:28.73 20:57:31.54 9.5
LES LESSINES 52 20:57:33.16 20:57:39.37 -
BOU BOUGNIES 53 20:57:33.94 - -
CLA CLAVIER 57 20:57:34.16 20:57:40.93 3.5
SKQ STEENKERQUE 35 - 20:57:34.77 7.2
DOU DOURBES 61 20:57:34.92 20:57:42.24 -
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 20:57:44.72 20:57:58.56 -
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 123 20:57:44.79 20:58:00.71 -
STB STEINBACHTALSPERRE 160 20:57:51.13 20:58:08.83 -
HIL HILLESHEIM 154 - 20:58:08.18 -

Macroseismic

Data
Total number of responses 68
Intensity I 17
Intensity II 36
Intensity III 14
Intensity IV 1

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

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