Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
GERMANY ORID : 390418
01/05/18 9 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.27 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:01:50. 7 ± 0.31
Latitude : 51.57 ± 1.9 1/2 Major Axis : 5.2 km
Longitude : 6.84 ± 1.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 3.0 km
Depth: 1. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 15.0 deg
ML : 2.32±0.17 of 3 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 8 km NW of BOTTROP (GERMANY) (119000 residents)
13 km N of OBERHAUSEN (GERMANY) (224000 residents)
14 km NW of ESSEN (GERMANY) (627000 residents)
154 km ESE of AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS, Capitale) (699000 residents)