Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
GERMANY ORID : 322020
01/12/14 11 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.25 Type :eq
Origin time: 00:26:58.30 ± 0.24
Latitude : 51.62 ± 1.5 1/2 Major Axis : 4.0 km
Longitude : 6.82 ± 1.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.2 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 10.5 deg
ML : 2.04±0.26 of 3 stationsMD : 1.69±0.09 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 13 km NNW of BOTTROP (GERMANY) (119000 residents)
19 km N of OBERHAUSEN (GERMANY) (224000 residents)
19 km NNW of ESSEN (GERMANY) (627000 residents)
149 km ESE of AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS, Capitale) (699000 residents)