Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
GERMANY ORID : 5006617
06/08/18 43 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.61 Type :eq
Origin time: 03:36:28.62 ± 0.21
Latitude : 51.63 ± 1.2 1/2 Major Axis : 3.6 km
Longitude : 7.01 ± 2.2 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.2 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 78.8 deg
ML : 2.71±0.31 of 17 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 11 km W of RECKLINGHAUSEN (GERMANY) (126000 residents)
14 km NNE of BOTTROP (GERMANY) (119000 residents)
15 km NNW of GELSENKIRCHEN (GERMANY) (294000 residents)
160 km ESE of AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS, Capitale) (699000 residents)