Earthquakes in Belgium

WACHTBERG (DE) - 2023-11-08 16:56:04 - Magnitude 1.8
Last update : 2023-11-09 09:57:58 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2023-11-08 16:56:04 UTC
2023-11-08 17:56:04 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 1.8
Region WACHTBERG (DE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.594° N, 7.069° E Uncertainty ± 1.1 km
Depth of hypocenter 16.0 ± 1.3 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
TNL TERNELL 66 16:56:16.15 16:56:24.90 19.6
MRG MONT RIGI 71 16:56:16.96 16:56:25.96 11.8
MEMS MEMBACH 75 16:56:17.54 16:56:26.66 26.3
MEMA MEMBACH 75 16:56:17.76 - -
HOU HOUVEGNEZ 80 16:56:18.35 16:56:27.17 44.8
KLB KALBORN 88 16:56:19.45 16:56:28.99 17.6
THEA THEUX 91 16:56:20.41 - -
VIA VIANDEN 96 16:56:21.57 16:56:32.37 41.7
EBN EBEN-EMAEL 101 16:56:22.00 - 24
LCH LA CHARTREUSE 104 16:56:22.26 16:56:33.76 10.2
WLF WALFERDANGE 123 16:56:25.58 - 64
RCH ROCHEFORT 140 16:56:27.75 16:56:43.96 9.6
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
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 54 16:56:14.08 16:56:18.93 -
DRE DREILÄGERBACH 59 16:56:15.11 - -
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
HGN HEIMANSGROEVE 82 16:56:18.88 16:56:27.40 -
TERZ TERZIET 84 16:56:19.23 16:56:28.56 -
VKB VALKENBURG 95 16:56:21.22 16:56:31.88 -

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