Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
GERMANY ORID : 391560
23/05/18 4 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.48 Type :eq
Origin time: 22:31:38. 8 ± 0.61
Latitude : 51.61 ± 3.5 1/2 Major Axis : 10.2 km
Longitude : 6.89 ± 4.5 1/2 Minor Axis : 7.2 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 23.7 deg
ML : 2.28±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 10 km N of BOTTROP (GERMANY) (119000 residents)
16 km NNW of ESSEN (GERMANY) (627000 residents)
17 km NW of GELSENKIRCHEN (GERMANY) (294000 residents)
154 km ESE of AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS, Capitale) (699000 residents)