OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE) - 2008-08-09 18:31:41 - Magnitude 2.2
Last update : 2016-11-24 11:25:20 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2008-08-09 18:31:41 UTC
2008-08-09 20:31:41 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 2.2
Maximal intensity III
Region OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.665° N, 4.571° E Uncertainty ± 1.1 km
Depth of hypocenter 8.5 ± 1.2 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 1 18:31:42.88 18:31:43.67 -
UCCS UCCLE 21 18:31:44.65 - -
UCCB UCCLE 21 18:31:44.95 18:31:47.41 965
RQR RONQUIÈRES 25 18:31:45.75 18:31:48.47 86
SNF SENEFFE 27 18:31:45.93 - -
SKQ STEENKERQUE 35 18:31:47.23 18:31:52.17 62.5
BRQ BRACQUEGNIES 37 18:31:47.52 - -
CTH COUTHUIN 41 18:31:48.13 - -
GES GESVES 48 18:31:49.48 18:31:54.99 -
BOU BOUGNIES 54 18:31:51.00 - -
CLA CLAVIER 59 18:31:51.38 18:31:58.21 -
DOU DOURBES 63 18:31:52.12 18:31:59.66 -
RCH ROCHEFORT 73 18:31:53.80 - -
MOLT MOL 71 18:31:54.75 - -
MEMH MEMBACH 102 18:31:58.60 - -
KLB KALBORN 126 18:32:02.79 - -
WLF WALFERDANGE 158 18:32:07.69 - -
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 18:32:02.24 18:32:16.66 -
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 123 18:32:02.69 18:32:17.93 -
HIL HILLESHEIM 155 18:32:07.82 - -
STB STEINBACHTALSPERRE 160 18:32:08.30 18:32:27.31 -

Macroseismic

Data
Total number of responses 176
Intensity I 40
Intensity II 62
Intensity III 59
Intensity IV 15

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

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