COURT-SAINT-ETIENNE (BE) - 2008-08-22 15:38:58 - Magnitude 1.7
Last update : 2016-11-24 11:26:02 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2008-08-22 15:38:58 UTC
2008-08-22 17:38:58 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 1.7
Maximal intensity III
Region COURT-SAINT-ETIENNE (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.624° N, 4.570° E Uncertainty ± 0.7 km
Depth of hypocenter 5.1 ± 1.2 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
OT1 OT1-MELLERY 3 15:38:59.41 15:39:00.19 -
OTT OTTIGNIES 4 15:38:59.52 15:39:00.32 -
OT4 OT4-LIMAL 8 15:39:00.02 15:39:01.19 -
OT5 OT5-GENAPPE 9 15:39:00.09 15:39:01.38 -
OT3 OT3-DION-LE-MONT 9 15:39:00.17 15:39:01.36 -
OT2 OT2-RIXENSART 9 15:39:00.26 15:39:01.56 -
GRZ GRAND LEEZ 15 15:39:00.81 15:39:02.44 -
RQR RONQUIÈRES 24 15:39:02.37 15:39:05.11 24.5
SNF SENEFFE 24 15:39:02.55 15:39:05.38 47.2
UCCB UCCLE 24 - 15:39:04.19 -
CLA CLAVIER 57 15:39:08.22 15:39:14.78 -
DOU DOURBES 59 15:39:08.81 15:39:16.71 66.5
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
DRE DREILÄGERBACH 117 15:39:18.63 15:39:32.92 -
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 123 15:39:19.11 - -
STB STEINBACHTALSPERRE 160 15:39:24.86 15:39:43.79 -

Macroseismic

Data
Total number of responses 17
Intensity I 4
Intensity II 8
Intensity III 5

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

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