Earthquakes in Belgium

MORLANWELZ-MARIEMONT - 1966-01-16 12:32:50 - Magnitude 4.4
Last update : 2026-06-05 11:59:42 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 1966-01-16 12:32:50 UTC
1966-01-16 13:32:50 Belgian time
Type Earthquake
Magnitude ML 4.4 MW 4.0
Maximal intensity VII
Region MORLANWELZ-MARIEMONT
Epicentral coordinates 50.466° N, 4.293° E Uncertainty ± 1.8 km
Depth of hypocenter 2.1 ± 0.9 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
UCCH1V UCCLE 37 12:32:56.50 - -
DOU DOURBES 47 12:32:59.10 12:33:04.70 -
UCCH1H UCCLE 37 - 12:33:01.00 -
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
BNS BENSBERG 211 12:33:22.60 12:33:50.50 -
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
HEE PROX. HEERLEN 128 12:33:14.40 - -

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