Earthquakes in Belgium

GELSENKIRCHEN (DE) - 2025-11-18 03:58:46 - Magnitude 1.8
Last update : 2025-12-01 11:10:27 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2025-11-18 03:58:46 UTC
2025-11-18 04:58:46 Belgian time
Type Known induced event
Magnitude ML 1.8
Region GELSENKIRCHEN (DE)
Epicentral coordinates 51.512° N, 7.096° E Uncertainty ± 1.9 km
Depth of hypocenter 4.8 ± 1.5 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
OPTB OPITTER 111 03:59:05.59 03:59:19.64 -
TNL TERNELL 123 03:59:07.33 03:59:22.33 -
MEMS MEMBACH 126 03:59:07.59 03:59:23.07 -
MEMH MEMBACH 126 03:59:07.61 03:59:23.24 -
EBN EBEN-EMAEL 127 03:59:08.11 - -
MRG MONT RIGI 132 03:59:08.90 03:59:24.64 -
HOU HOUVEGNEZ 150 03:59:11.07 03:59:28.91 -
STI SART TILMAN 149 03:59:11.57 03:59:29.20 -
CLA CLAVIER 175 03:59:13.62 03:59:35.04 -
KLB KALBORN 172 03:59:14.20 03:59:33.25 -
GES GESVES 189 03:59:15.65 - -
LCH LA CHARTREUSE 143 - 03:59:28.10 -
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 111 03:59:05.54 03:59:19.85 -
BGG BURG ELTZ 146 03:59:10.64 03:59:28.58 -
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
WTSB WINTERSWIJK NEW 55 03:58:56.78 03:59:02.53 -
HGN HEIMANSGROEVE 116 03:59:05.80 03:59:20.28 -
VKB VALKENBURG 116 03:59:06.09 03:59:20.78 -
TERZ TERZIET 118 03:59:06.37 03:59:21.28 -

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