Earthquakes in Belgium

DESSEL (BE) - 2022-11-16 08:59:07 - Magnitude 2.1
Last update : 2022-12-14 09:09:06 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2022-11-16 08:59:07 UTC
2022-11-16 09:59:07 Belgian time
Type Known induced event
Magnitude ML 2.1
Region DESSEL (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 51.228° N, 5.117° E Uncertainty ± 0.6 km
Depth of hypocenter 5.0 ± 0.5 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
MOLT MOL 3 08:59:08.14 08:59:09.31 -
MOLK MOL 3 08:59:08.18 08:59:09.57 -
DSLS DESSEL 4 08:59:08.27 08:59:09.73 1524.6
MOLS MOL 3 08:59:08.28 08:59:09.71 1199.7
OPTB OPITTER 38 08:59:14.01 08:59:18.81 57.3
EBN EBEN-EMAEL 62 08:59:18.38 08:59:24.88 62.4
UCCB UCCLE 71 08:59:19.37 08:59:27.61 13.8
STI SART TILMAN 78 08:59:20.94 - -
TGA TANGISSART 81 08:59:20.97 08:59:30.06 37.5
RQR RONQUIÈRES 93 08:59:22.77 - -
CLA CLAVIER 91 08:59:23.14 08:59:33.13 16.3
MEMH MEMBACH 93 08:59:23.41 08:59:34.72 44.3
GES GESVES 94 08:59:23.42 08:59:34.19 20.1
SKQ STEENKERQUE 97 08:59:23.75 08:59:35.62 16.7
SNF SENEFFE 99 08:59:23.88 08:59:35.46 0
MRG MONT RIGI 104 08:59:25.05 08:59:37.26 9.2
BRQ BRACQUEGNIES 108 08:59:25.55 - -
HOU HOUVEGNEZ 116 08:59:27.36 08:59:41.08 31.8
RCH ROCHEFORT 120 08:59:27.43 08:59:41.88 25.4
BLRG BLAREGNIES 129 08:59:29.41 - -
DOU DOURBES 131 08:59:29.46 08:59:45.74 15.8
KLB KALBORN 144 08:59:31.71 08:59:48.55 -
VIA VIANDEN 163 08:59:34.18 08:59:53.57 -
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
ROD DALHEIM RÖDGEN 75 08:59:20.61 - -
DRE DREILÄGERBACH 100 08:59:24.41 08:59:36.29 -
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 106 08:59:25.48 08:59:38.09 -
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
VKB VALKENBURG 62 08:59:17.98 08:59:25.08 -
TERZ TERZIET 76 08:59:20.22 08:59:28.94 -
HGN HEIMANSGROEVE 77 08:59:20.55 08:59:29.39 -
WTSB WINTERSWIJK NEW 142 08:59:31.34 - -

Macroseismic

Data
Total number of responses 50
Intensity I 4
Intensity II 4
Intensity III 27
Intensity IV 12
Intensity V 3

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

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