This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
Type Earthquake
Magnitude 2.3 MLv
Local datetime 1997/08/02 20:19
Universal datetime 1997/08/02 18:19
Latitude 51.01 ° ± 4 km
Longitude 5.93 ° ± 2 km
Depth 5 km (operator assigned) ± 0.0 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Brussels  114 1.019022e+06
Cologne  72 963395
Essen  90 593085
Düsseldorf  64 573057
Duisburg  74 504358
Antwerpen  109 459805
Wuppertal  91 360797
Bonn  87 313125
Eindhoven  56 209620
Liège  49 182597
Arnhem  109 141674
's-Hertogenbosch  86 134520
Maastricht  25 122378
Namur  96 106284
Hasselt  32 69222

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status final
RMS 0.8
Azimuthal gap
Number of stations used 14
Number of phases used 13

Webservices

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
RD GIVF Pg 18:19:37.9 0.76 218 1.15 Manual
RD GIVF Sg 18:19:53.30 0.92 218 1.15 Manual
RD BAIF Pg 18:19:41.70 -0.31 230 1.45 Manual
RD BAIF Sg 18:20:01.80 -0.45 230 1.45 Manual
FR RUP Pn 18:19:40.59 -0.28 150 1.5 Manual
FR RUP Pg 18:19:44.7 1.23 150 1.5 Manual
FR RUP Sg 18:20:03.19 -0.48 150 1.5 Manual
FR ABH Pn 18:19:40.80 -0.53 137 1.53 Manual
FR ABH Pg 18:19:43.68 0.21 137 1.53 Manual
FR ABH Sg 18:20:04.55 -0.22 137 1.53 Manual
FR DOMF Pn 18:19:42.39 0.31 237 1.59 Manual
FR DOMF Pg 18:19:44.39 -0.14 237 1.59 Manual
FR DOMF Sg 18:20:05.86 -0.72 237 1.59 Manual