OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE) - 2008-12-20 20:53:08 - Magnitude 2.4
Last update : 2016-11-24 11:45:03 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2008-12-20 20:53:08 UTC
2008-12-20 21:53:08 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 2.4
Maximal intensity III
Region OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.630° N, 4.574° E Uncertainty ± 1.0 km
Depth of hypocenter 6.3 ± 1.1 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
OT1 OT1-MELLERY 4 20:53:09.66 20:53:10.40 -
OT4 OT4-LIMAL 7 20:53:10.33 20:53:11.34 -
OT3 OT3-DION-LE-MONT 9 20:53:10.47 20:53:11.65 -
OT2 OT2-RIXENSART 9 20:53:10.56 20:53:11.86 -
OTT OTTIGNIES 3 20:53:10.79 20:53:11.52 2080
GRZ GRAND LEEZ 15 20:53:11.12 20:53:12.72 -
UCCS UCCLE 24 20:53:11.89 20:53:14.37 -
UCCB UCCLE 24 20:53:11.90 20:53:14.38 1150
RQR RONQUIÈRES 25 20:53:12.73 20:53:15.08 123
SNF SENEFFE 25 20:53:12.91 20:53:15.75 -
SKQ STEENKERQUE 35 20:53:14.20 20:53:19.02 -
BRQ BRACQUEGNIES 35 20:53:14.52 20:53:18.12 -
MRD MAREDSOUS 39 20:53:15.28 20:53:20.09 -
GES GESVES 45 20:53:16.47 - -
LES LESSINES 52 20:53:17.03 20:53:23.45 -
BOU BOUGNIES 52 20:53:17.69 - -
CLA CLAVIER 57 20:53:18.31 20:53:25.15 212
DOU DOURBES 60 20:53:19.09 20:53:26.51 -
STI SART TILMAN 70 20:53:20.43 - -
LCH LA CHARTREUSE 72 20:53:20.66 20:53:30.10 -
RCH ROCHEFORT 70 20:53:20.81 20:53:28.03 -
EBN EBEN-EMAEL 80 20:53:21.57 20:53:30.98 43
MOLT MOL 74 20:53:21.70 - -
DSLB DESSEL 75 20:53:21.75 20:53:30.46 -
MOLS MOL 74 20:53:21.85 - -
MEMS MEMBACH 101 20:53:25.57 - -
KLB KALBORN 124 20:53:29.70 20:53:42.76 18
HRK HERKENBOSCH 128 20:53:30.36 20:53:46.41 -
VIA VIANDEN 139 20:53:32.05 20:53:46.92 -
WLF WALFERDANGE 156 20:53:34.72 20:53:51.84 -
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 20:53:28.17 20:53:42.89 -
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 123 20:53:29.17 20:53:44.01 -
ROD DALHEIM RÖDGEN 127 20:53:30.16 20:53:45.65 -
STB STEINBACHTALSPERRE 160 20:53:34.25 20:53:53.20 -
HIL HILLESHEIM 154 20:53:34.29 - -
HOB HOHBUSCH 198 20:53:39.83 20:54:02.70 -
BGG BURG ELTZ 202 20:53:40.96 20:54:04.15 -

Macroseismic

Data
Total number of responses 855
Intensity I 103
Intensity II 162
Intensity III 342
Intensity IV 226
Intensity V 21
Intensity VI 1

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

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