NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion5 February 2021

Magnitude
2.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
00:00:122021-02-05
UTC
23:00:122021-02-04

Main parameters

Date and time2021-02-04 23:00:12 UTC
2021-02-05 00:00:12 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.0
Epicentral coordinates52.425° N, 4.042° E
Uncertainty ± 5.1 km
Event IDROB 12140

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2021-02-05 09:25:29 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
18
Epicentral distance
150.3 – 402.7km
  • 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)13 stations
DSLBDessel150.315223:00:38.26+25.80 s––
OSTBOostende152.421023:00:38.04+25.58 s23:00:56.81+44.35 s18.77
UCCBUccle182.517323:00:41.95+29.49 s––
OPTBOpitter182.914223:00:42.92+30.46 s––
SKQSteenkerque197.617923:00:44.05+31.59 s––
GESGesves238.316223:00:48.76+36.30 s––
CLAClavier239.815823:00:48.99+36.53 s––
MRDMaredsous241.616823:00:49.21+36.75 s––
MEMHMembach243.914523:00:49.27+36.81 s––
TNLTernell250.814423:00:50.17+37.71 s––
MRGMont Rigi255.514623:00:50.73+38.27 s––
DOUDourbes262.117123:00:51.65+39.19 s––
KLBKalborn296.215023:00:56.22+43.76 s––
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)3 stations
WTSBWinterswijk New195.310423:00:44.88+32.42 s––
VKBValkenburg211.214423:00:45.83+33.37 s––
HGNHeimansgroeve226.514423:00:47.64+35.18 s––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)2 stations
CWFCHARNWOOD FOREST364.227823:01:04.87+52.41 s––
LBWR402.728823:01:09.75+57.29 s––
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