NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion21 May 2020

Magnitude
2.4ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
18:39:222020-05-21
UTC
16:39:222020-05-21

Main parameters

Date and time2020-05-21 16:39:22 UTC
2020-05-21 18:39:22 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.4
Epicentral coordinates52.102° N, 2.916° E
Uncertainty ± 4.2 km
Event IDROB 10080

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2020-05-21 23:27:59 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
10
Epicentral distance
96.2 – 315.6km
  • 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)9 stations
OSTBOostende96.217916:39:39.09+16.29 s16:39:50.68+27.88 s11.59
LESLessines167.715716:39:49.52+26.72 s16:40:11.18+48.38 s21.66
DSLBDessel177.412216:39:50.66+27.86 s16:40:12.72+49.92 s22.06
SKQSteenkerque180.915316:39:51.18+28.38 s––
RQRRonquières189.815116:39:52.24+29.44 s––
MRDMaredsous238.514616:40:00.01+37.21 s16:40:28.86+66.06 s28.85
DOUDourbes252.415216:39:59.75+36.95 s––
MEMHMembach272.112616:40:04.02+41.22 s16:40:35.43+72.63 s31.41
KLBKalborn315.613416:40:10.91+48.11 s––
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve257.212416:40:00.72+37.92 s16:40:33.03+70.23 s32.31
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