Earthquakes in Belgium

NORTH SEA - 2025-08-21 16:35:20 - Magnitude 1.8
Last update : 2025-08-22 11:59:44 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2025-08-21 16:35:20 UTC
2025-08-21 18:35:20 Belgian time
Type Controlled explosion
Magnitude ML 1.8
Region NORTH SEA
Epicentral coordinates 51.959° N, 3.154° E Uncertainty ± 3.5 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
OSTB OOSTENDE 82 16:35:34.88 16:35:44.68 18.1
LES LESSINES 147 16:35:45.39 - -
DSLB DESSEL 155 16:35:46.60 - -
SKQ STEENKERQUE 159 16:35:47.13 - -
UCCB UCCLE 154 16:35:47.32 16:36:05.66 12.2
MOLT MOL 157 16:35:47.74 - -
RQR RONQUIÈRES 168 16:35:49.09 - -
SNF SENEFFE 180 16:35:49.74 - -
TGA TANGISSART 178 16:35:49.95 - -
OPTB OPITTER 196 16:35:52.90 - -
MRD MAREDSOUS 216 16:35:54.85 - -
GES GESVES 221 16:35:54.89 - -
CLA CLAVIER 228 16:35:55.64 - -
DOU DOURBES 231 16:35:55.75 - -
MEMS MEMBACH 249 16:35:58.35 - -
TNL TERNELL 257 16:35:59.02 - -
MRG MONT RIGI 260 16:35:59.58 - -
HOU HOUVEGNEZ 268 16:36:00.74 - -
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
BGG BURG ELTZ 352 16:36:11.25 - -
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 234 16:35:56.43 - -

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