NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion21 May 2020

Magnitude
2.3ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
12:59:242020-05-21
UTC
10:59:242020-05-21

Main parameters

Date and time2020-05-21 10:59:24 UTC
2020-05-21 12:59:24 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.3
Epicentral coordinates52.349° N, 2.950° E
Uncertainty ± 4.0 km
Event IDROB 10070

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2020-05-21 15:17:48 Belgian time

Location map

  • Epicentre
  • Station that recorded the event

Arrival times at the stations

Each station first records the P wave, the fastest, then the S wave. The farther a station is from the epicentre, the later the waves reach it and the wider the gap between the two.

Stations
7
Epicentral distance
123.6 – 264.3km
  • P wave
  • S wave

Table of measurements

Station measurements

P- and S-wave arrivals and ground displacement measured at each station. Click a column heading to change the order.

km°UTCUTCs
Belgian seismic network (Royal Observatory of Belgium)7 stations
OSTBOostende123.618010:59:44.85+20.51 s10:59:59.64+35.30 s14.79
DSLBDessel191.713010:59:55.24+30.90 s11:00:20.45+56.11 s25.21
LESLessines192.516110:59:54.16+29.82 s11:00:15.80+51.46 s21.64
SKQSteenkerque204.815710:59:56.01+31.67 s11:00:21.34+57.00 s25.33
BOUBougnies228.816210:59:57.97+33.63 s––
MRDMaredsous260.615011:00:03.71+39.37 s––
GESGesves264.314511:00:04.55+40.21 s––
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