Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
GERMANY ORID : 256120
18/02/11 33 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.72 Type :eq
Origin time: 04:08:48.78 ± 0.21
Latitude : 51.47 ± 1.4 1/2 Major Axis : 3.5 km
Longitude : 6.65 ± 1.7 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.7 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 13.5 deg
ML : 2.78±0.36 of 15 MD : 2.88±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 9 km NW of DUISBURG (GERMANY) (536000 residents)
14 km W of OBERHAUSEN (GERMANY) (224000 residents)
17 km NW of MULHEIM AN DER RUHR (GERMANY) (178000 residents)
149 km SE of AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS, Capitale) (699000 residents)