Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
GERMANY ORID : 5005039
24/06/18 6 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.36 Type :eq
Origin time: 18:33:02.79 ± 0.27
Latitude : 51.62 ± 1.5 1/2 Major Axis : 4.2 km
Longitude : 6.91 ± 1.9 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.9 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 19.7 deg
ML : 2.07±0.26 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 11 km N of BOTTROP (GERMANY) (119000 residents)
17 km NW of GELSENKIRCHEN (GERMANY) (294000 residents)
17 km NNW of ESSEN (GERMANY) (627000 residents)
154 km ESE of AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS, Capitale) (699000 residents)