Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
GERMANY ORID : 5006600
05/08/18 10 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.26 Type :eq
Origin time: 19:52:24. 8 ± 0.19
Latitude : 51.56 1/2 Major Axis : 3.3 km
Longitude : 6.88 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.7 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 13.5 deg
ML : 2.08±0.32 of 4 stations
Location in relation to nearby cities 6 km NNW of BOTTROP (GERMANY) (119000 residents)
12 km NNW of ESSEN (GERMANY) (627000 residents)
13 km N of OBERHAUSEN (GERMANY) (224000 residents)
156 km ESE of AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS, Capitale) (699000 residents)
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