Earthquakes in Belgium

BRUEGGEN (DE) - 2023-04-16 21:26:56 - Magnitude 2.5
Last update : 2023-04-28 15:42:12 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2023-04-16 21:26:56 UTC
2023-04-16 23:26:56 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 2.5
Region BRUEGGEN (DE)
Epicentral coordinates 51.230° N, 6.166° E Uncertainty ± 0.6 km
Depth of hypocenter 18.8 ± 0.5 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
KINA KINROOI 29 21:27:02.63 21:27:07.65 -
MASA MAASEIK 30 21:27:02.80 21:27:07.96 -
OPTB OPITTER 39 21:27:03.59 21:27:08.33 -
BREA BREE 41 21:27:03.74 - -
OPT OPITTER 39 21:27:03.79 21:27:08.16 95.4
EBN EBEN-EMAEL 59 21:27:06.47 21:27:13.81 615.7
MEMS MEMBACH 70 21:27:08.27 21:27:16.60 157.1
MEMH MEMBACH 70 21:27:08.29 21:27:16.67 -
MEMA MEMBACH 70 21:27:08.37 21:27:16.66 -
MOLS MOL 75 21:27:08.39 21:27:17.03 112.3
MOLT MOL 75 21:27:09.14 21:27:17.46 -
LCH LA CHARTREUSE 77 21:27:09.23 21:27:18.70 101
ANSA ANS 78 21:27:09.28 21:27:18.49 -
STWA SAINTE-WALBURGE 76 21:27:09.40 21:27:19.22 -
DSLS DESSEL 77 21:27:09.59 21:27:18.89 105.3
MRG MONT RIGI 80 21:27:10.11 21:27:19.82 -
STIA SART TILMAN 84 21:27:10.68 21:27:20.89 -
THEA THEUX 87 21:27:11.17 - -
HOU HOUVEGNEZ 98 21:27:12.90 21:27:24.54 294.5
CLA CLAVIER 109 21:27:14.07 21:27:27.36 44.8
GES GESVES 121 21:27:15.66 21:27:29.81 45.1
KLB KALBORN 126 21:27:16.54 21:27:31.37 271.9
TGA TANGISSART 135 21:27:17.20 21:27:33.18 61.9
UCCB UCCLE 135 21:27:17.56 21:27:32.96 47.6
UCCS UCCLE 135 21:27:17.64 - -
RCH ROCHEFORT 137 21:27:17.64 21:27:34.46 86.8
MRD MAREDSOUS 143 21:27:18.45 21:27:34.82 37
VIA VIANDEN 144 21:27:19.27 21:27:35.71 102.3
MRCA MARCINELLE 153 21:27:19.84 21:27:38.05 -
SNF SENEFFE 155 21:27:19.87 21:27:37.93 36.7
SKQ STEENKERQUE 160 21:27:20.26 21:27:39.03 30.2
RQR RONQUIÈRES 153 21:27:20.35 21:27:37.86 64.3
BRQ BRACQUEGNIES 165 21:27:21.23 - -
DOU DOURBES 168 21:27:21.67 21:27:41.26 42.8
LES LESSINES 173 21:27:21.90 21:27:43.10 48.3
STTA STREPY-THIEU 167 21:27:22.51 21:27:42.30 -
WLF WALFERDANGE 174 21:27:22.73 21:27:44.13 -
BLRG BLAREGNIES 187 21:27:24.35 21:27:46.34 22.4
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
ROD DALHEIM RÖDGEN 10 21:26:59.69 21:27:01.64 -
BA13 HEINSBERG 19 21:27:01.24 - -
HNK HOCHNEUKIRCH 26 21:27:02.04 - -
BA12 BAESWEILER 36 21:27:03.45 21:27:07.77 -
BA02 STOLBERG (ACCELEROMETER) 51 21:27:05.50 21:27:12.10 -
ROE ROETSCHBERG 48 21:27:05.87 - -
BA11 DÜREN 57 21:27:06.95 21:27:13.39 -
DRE DREILÄGERBACH 63 21:27:07.44 21:27:15.27 -
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 66 21:27:07.87 21:27:15.98 -
BA08 DELLBRÜCK 70 21:27:08.51 21:27:16.98 -
BA14 WOLLERSHEIM 68 21:27:08.77 21:27:16.22 -
BA04 FRIESHEIM 68 21:27:09.27 - -
JUE JÜLICH 39 - 21:27:09.37 -
BNS BENSBERG 77 21:27:10.00 21:27:18.99 -
BA01 51 - 21:27:12.01 -
BA10 KLEIN ALTENDORF 90 21:27:12.23 21:27:22.93 -
BGG BURG ELTZ 141 21:27:18.80 21:27:35.39 -
NAST IGS NASTÄTTEN 166 21:27:22.30 21:27:41.30 -
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
HRKB HERKENBOSCH 5 21:26:59.19 21:27:02.34 -
VKB VALKENBURG 48 21:27:04.84 21:27:10.72 -
HGN HEIMANSGROEVE 54 21:27:05.71 21:27:12.44 -
TERZ TERZIET 56 21:27:05.94 21:27:12.55 -
WTSB WINTERSWIJK NEW 93 21:27:11.73 21:27:23.05 -

Macroseismic

Data
Total number of responses 244
Intensity I 36
Intensity II 57
Intensity III 117
Intensity IV 32
Intensity V 1
Intensity VII 1

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

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