OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE) - 2008-12-29 03:27:55 - Magnitude 1.7
Last update : 2016-11-24 11:45:15 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2008-12-29 03:27:55 UTC
2008-12-29 04:27:55 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 1.7
Maximal intensity II
Region OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.625° N, 4.570° E Uncertainty ± 0.8 km
Depth of hypocenter 5.6 ± 1.1 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
OT1 OT1-MELLERY 3 03:27:56.71 03:27:57.38 -
OT5 OT5-GENAPPE 9 03:27:57.17 03:27:58.33 -
OT4 OT4-LIMAL 8 03:27:57.35 03:27:58.48 -
OT3 OT3-DION-LE-MONT 9 03:27:57.52 03:27:58.73 -
OT2 OT2-RIXENSART 9 03:27:57.59 03:27:58.77 -
OTT OTTIGNIES 4 03:27:57.81 03:27:58.53 486
GRZ GRAND LEEZ 15 03:27:58.19 03:27:59.81 -
UCCS UCCLE 24 03:27:58.91 03:28:01.55 -
UCCB UCCLE 24 03:27:58.92 03:28:01.54 170
RQR RONQUIÈRES 25 03:27:59.78 - -
SNF SENEFFE 24 03:27:59.98 03:28:02.82 65
SKQ STEENKERQUE 35 03:28:01.24 03:28:05.17 22
BRQ BRACQUEGNIES 35 03:28:01.58 - -
MRD MAREDSOUS 39 03:28:02.60 03:28:06.85 -
GES GESVES 45 03:28:03.50 - -
LES LESSINES 52 03:28:03.78 03:28:09.99 -
BOU BOUGNIES 51 03:28:04.84 - -
CLA CLAVIER 57 03:28:05.43 03:28:11.49 11.7
DOU DOURBES 59 03:28:06.20 03:28:13.01 -
LCH LA CHARTREUSE 73 03:28:07.64 03:28:16.38 -
DSLB DESSEL 76 03:28:08.79 03:28:17.52 -
MOLT MOL 75 03:28:08.81 03:28:16.79 -
EBN EBEN-EMAEL 80 03:28:08.96 - -
MEMS MEMBACH 102 03:28:12.85 03:28:24.75 8.7
MEMH MEMBACH 102 03:28:12.87 - -
KLB KALBORN 124 03:28:16.92 03:28:30.21 -
WLF WALFERDANGE 155 03:28:21.98 03:28:39.09 -
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 03:28:15.38 03:28:30.22 -
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 123 03:28:16.13 03:28:31.54 -
HIL HILLESHEIM 154 03:28:21.06 - -
BGG BURG ELTZ 202 03:28:26.90 - -

Macroseismic

Data
Total number of responses 128
Intensity I 22
Intensity II 62
Intensity III 41
Intensity IV 3

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

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