Earthquakes in Belgium

RUISELEDE (BE) - 2026-10-07 20:08:14 - Magnitude 1.9
Last update : 2026-10-08 00:57:26 Belgian time

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Date and time 2026-10-07 20:08:14 UTC
2026-10-07 22:08:14 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 1.9
Region RUISELEDE (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 51.082° N, 3.348° E Uncertainty ± 2.1 km
Depth of hypocenter 2.1 ± 4.2 km

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)

Location map

Quake measurements

Measurements by the Belgian seismic network
Station Epicentral
distance (km)		 P-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) S-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) Maximal ground
displacement (nm)
Code Place
OSTB OOSTENDE 33 20:08:20.56 20:08:24.10 48
LES LESSINES 54 20:08:24.01 20:08:30.20 54.1
SKQ STEENKERQUE 70 20:08:26.67 20:08:34.79 46.2
UCCB UCCLE 78 20:08:27.81 20:08:36.56 24
UCCA UCCLE 78 20:08:27.95 - -
RQR RONQUIÈRES 81 20:08:28.31 20:08:37.81 51.6
STTA STREPY-THIEU 86 20:08:29.52 - -
BRQ BRACQUEGNIES 87 20:08:29.64 20:08:39.44 31.7
BLRG BLAREGNIES 90 20:08:30.97 20:08:41.07 23.7
TGA TANGISSART 98 20:08:31.13 20:08:42.24 44.5
MRCA MARCINELLE 109 20:08:33.80 - -
DSLB DESSEL 121 20:08:35.03 20:08:49.16 13.5
CLA CLAVIER 156 20:08:35.76 20:08:54.68 11
MOLT MOL 122 20:08:35.83 - -
MRD MAREDSOUS 132 20:08:37.01 20:08:52.91 21.7
DOU DOURBES 141 20:08:37.68 20:08:54.89 11
GES GESVES 145 20:08:38.37 20:08:55.83 15.2
OPTB OPITTER 160 20:08:41.09 20:09:00.67 23.4
LCH LA CHARTREUSE 166 20:08:41.74 20:09:01.37 12
STI SART TILMAN 165 20:08:41.76 20:09:01.64 10.5
EBN EBEN-EMAEL 166 20:08:41.82 20:09:01.15 36.6
RCH ROCHEFORT 168 20:08:42.14 20:09:02.44 9.1
HOU HOUVEGNEZ 204 20:08:43.56 20:09:10.48 13.9
MEMH MEMBACH 194 20:08:45.12 20:09:09.54 6.2
GRAP GRAPFONTAINE 203 20:08:45.38 20:09:08.88 10.5
MEMS MEMBACH 194 20:08:45.75 20:09:08.52 6.3
TNL TERNELL 203 20:08:45.84 20:09:11.30 7.6
MRG MONT RIGI 202 20:08:46.73 20:09:10.55 4.8
KLB KALBORN 224 20:08:48.48 20:09:16.42 5.2
Measurements by the German seismic network of Bensberg (University of Cologne)
Station Epicentral
distance (km)		 P-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) S-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) Maximal ground
displacement (nm)
Code Place
KLL KALLTALSPERRE 214 20:08:47.24 20:09:13.58 -
Measurements by the Dutch seismic network of KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute)
Station Epicentral
distance (km)		 P-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) S-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) Maximal ground
displacement (nm)
Code Place
HGN HEIMANSGROEVE 185 20:08:43.63 20:09:06.13 10.4

Macroseismic

Data
Total number of responses 45
Intensity I 8
Intensity II 5
Intensity III 29
Intensity IV 3

Attention! The intensities derived from the macroseismic enquiry are raw unverified data.

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