Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
GERMANY ORID : 5006433
01/08/18 16 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 1.84 Type :eq
Origin time: 02:05:16.13 ± 0.39
Latitude : 51.55 1/2 Major Axis : 10.8 km
Longitude : 6.76 1/2 Minor Axis : 7.4 km
Depth: 1. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 118.7 deg
ML : 2.62±0.51 of 2 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 11 km WNW of BOTTROP (GERMANY) (119000 residents)
13 km NNW of OBERHAUSEN (GERMANY) (224000 residents)
15 km N of DUISBURG (GERMANY) (536000 residents)
150 km SE of AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS, Capitale) (699000 residents)