Earthquakes in Belgium

VOEREN (BE) - 2020-12-15 19:37:59 - Magnitude 1.2
Last update : 2020-12-16 08:33:42 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2020-12-15 19:37:59 UTC
2020-12-15 20:37:59 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 1.2
Region VOEREN (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.738° N, 5.777° E Uncertainty ± 0.4 km
Depth of hypocenter 15.8 ± 0.6 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
EBN EBEN-EMAEL 10 19:38:02.76 19:38:05.07 93
LCH LA CHARTREUSE 17 19:38:03.77 19:38:06.15 15.1
MEMH MEMBACH 22 19:38:04.06 19:38:07.37 9.2
MEMS MEMBACH 22 19:38:04.12 - -
STI SART TILMAN 23 19:38:04.66 - -
TNL TERNELL 30 19:38:05.22 19:38:09.42 14
MRG MONT RIGI 33 19:38:05.73 19:38:10.16 14.3
OPTB OPITTER 43 19:38:07.34 19:38:12.89 -
HOU HOUVEGNEZ 46 19:38:07.93 19:38:13.60 16.2
CLA CLAVIER 49 19:38:08.48 19:38:14.47 10.5
GES GESVES 63 19:38:10.70 19:38:18.05 5.6
DSLB DESSEL 74 19:38:12.37 19:38:21.18 3.3
RCH ROCHEFORT 76 19:38:12.38 - -
KLB KALBORN 75 19:38:12.56 19:38:21.27 6.2
MRD MAREDSOUS 86 19:38:14.21 - -
TGA TANGISSART 90 19:38:14.46 - -
VIA VIANDEN 94 19:38:15.42 19:38:26.39 17.4
DOU DOURBES 110 19:38:17.69 19:38:30.79 3.9
SKQ STEENKERQUE 120 19:38:19.20 - -
WLF WALFERDANGE 123 19:38:19.79 - -
LES LESSINES 136 19:38:21.79 19:38:37.07 3.6
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 11 19:38:02.78 19:38:05.07 -
VKB VALKENBURG 14 19:38:03.14 19:38:05.76 -

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