Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
GERMANY ORID : 5006255
25/07/18 39 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.42 Type :eq
Origin time: 21:26:37.25 ± 0.17
Latitude : 51.54 ± 1.1 1/2 Major Axis : 2.8 km
Longitude : 6.89 ± 1.4 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.3 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 19.9 deg
ML : 2.72±0.28 of 16 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 3 km NW of BOTTROP (GERMANY) (119000 residents)
10 km NW of ESSEN (GERMANY) (627000 residents)
10 km NNE of OBERHAUSEN (GERMANY) (224000 residents)
158 km ESE of AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS, Capitale) (699000 residents)