Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
GERMANY ORID : 5006586
05/08/18 87 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.89 Type :eq
Origin time: 05:39:15.21 ± 0.14
Latitude : 51.53 ± 1.0 1/2 Major Axis : 2.6 km
Longitude : 6.80 ± 1.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.2 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 150.4 deg
ML : 3.24±0.25 of 29 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 8 km W of BOTTROP (GERMANY) (119000 residents)
9 km NNW of OBERHAUSEN (GERMANY) (224000 residents)
13 km NNE of DUISBURG (GERMANY) (536000 residents)
154 km SE of AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS, Capitale) (699000 residents)