LA ROCHE-EN-ARDENNE (BE)

Quarry blast29 September 2020

Magnitude
1.6ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
15:46:112020-09-29
UTC
13:46:112020-09-29

Main parameters

Date and time2020-09-29 13:46:11 UTC
2020-09-29 15:46:11 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.6
Epicentral coordinates50.205° N, 5.589° E
Uncertainty ± 0.7 km
Event IDROB 10960

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2020-09-29 18:43:02 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
9
Epicentral distance
26.5 – 72.1km
Mean velocity, P wave
6.0km/s
Mean velocity, S wave
3.4km/s
  • P wave
  • S wave
  • Curve fitted to the measurements
Notes and method

Curves: travel time of a direct wave in a homogeneous medium. The velocity of each wave and an origin-time shift, common to both, are fitted to the measurements by least squares. Depth not determined: hypocenter placed at the surface for the calculation. P wave: 9 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.20 s. S wave: 7 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.30 s.

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
RCHRochefort26.525813:46:16.54+4.87 s13:46:19.72+8.05 s3.18
CLAClavier31.431913:46:17.55+5.88 s13:46:21.99+10.32 s4.44
HOUHouvegnez34.06113:46:17.69+6.02 s––
KLBKalborn38.910713:46:18.72+7.05 s13:46:23.44+11.77 s4.72
GESGesves41.029913:46:19.13+7.46 s13:46:23.89+12.22 s4.76
MRGMont Rigi48.54513:46:20.33+8.66 s13:46:26.06+14.39 s5.73
VIAVianden53.112413:46:21.41+9.74 s13:46:27.79+16.12 s6.38
MEMHMembach54.03313:46:20.79+9.12 s13:46:28.04+16.37 s7.25
DOUDourbes72.126113:46:24.23+12.56 s––
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