Earthquakes in Belgium

BAELEN (BE) - 2025-05-08 05:42:15 - Magnitude 0.6
Last update : 2025-05-13 15:03:35 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2025-05-08 05:42:15 UTC
2025-05-08 07:42:15 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 0.6
Region BAELEN (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.525° N, 6.076° E Uncertainty ± 0.8 km
Depth of hypocenter 5.7 ± 1.0 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
MRG MONT RIGI 2 05:42:16.66 05:42:17.57 22.6
TNL TERNELL 8 05:42:17.16 05:42:18.32 7.2
MEMS MEMBACH 11 05:42:17.50 05:42:19.01 11.2
MEMH MEMBACH 11 05:42:17.50 05:42:19.01 10
HOU HOUVEGNEZ 20 05:42:19.07 05:42:21.58 5.7
MEMA MEMBACH 11 05:42:19.16 - -
STI SART TILMAN 37 05:42:22.00 - -
VIA VIANDEN 66 05:42:26.30 - -
RCH ROCHEFORT 73 05:42:28.27 05:42:36.07 3
GRAP GRAPFONTAINE 93 05:42:30.71 - -
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 19 05:42:18.73 - -
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 21 05:42:19.18 05:42:21.83 -
Measurements by the Dutch seismic network of KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute)
Station Epicentral
distance (km)		 P-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) S-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) Maximal ground
displacement (nm)
Code Place
HGN HEIMANSGROEVE 28 05:42:20.60 05:42:23.79 1.7
HRKB HERKENBOSCH 74 05:42:28.44 - -

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