OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE) - 2008-08-09 03:33:41 - Magnitude 1.5
Last update : 2016-11-24 11:24:54 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2008-08-09 03:33:41 UTC
2008-08-09 05:33:41 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 1.5
Maximal intensity III
Region OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.662° N, 4.569° E Uncertainty ± 1.1 km
Depth of hypocenter 8.0 ± 1.2 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 03:33:43.50 03:33:44.22 -
UCCB UCCLE 21 03:33:45.58 03:33:48.06 242
RQR RONQUIÈRES 25 03:33:46.36 03:33:49.10 23.3
SKQ STEENKERQUE 35 03:33:47.84 03:33:52.70 15.4
GES GESVES 48 03:33:50.13 03:33:56.01 12.6
BOU BOUGNIES 54 03:33:51.36 - -
CLA CLAVIER 58 03:33:52.03 03:33:58.52 -
DOU DOURBES 63 03:33:52.78 03:33:59.97 -
KLB KALBORN 126 03:34:03.24 - -
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 03:34:02.88 03:34:17.30 -
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 123 03:34:03.33 03:34:18.57 -
STB STEINBACHTALSPERRE 161 03:34:08.94 - -

Macroseismic

Data
Total number of responses 27
Intensity I 6
Intensity II 9
Intensity III 12

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

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