Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
GERMANY ORID : 389695
16/04/18 28 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.83 Type :eq
Origin time: 13:16:33. 2 ± 0.37
Latitude : 51.84 ± 2.2 1/2 Major Axis : 5.8 km
Longitude : 6.64 ± 3.2 1/2 Minor Axis : 5.0 km
Depth: 1. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 155.5 deg
ML : 3.16±0.28 of 13 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 40 km NNW of BOTTROP (GERMANY) (119000 residents)
44 km NW of RECKLINGHAUSEN (GERMANY) (126000 residents)
45 km NNW of OBERHAUSEN (GERMANY) (224000 residents)
126 km ESE of AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS, Capitale) (699000 residents)