ELSENBORN (BE)

Controlled explosion8 February 2021

Magnitude
0.7ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
12:51:172021-02-08
UTC
11:51:172021-02-08

Main parameters

Date and time2021-02-08 11:51:17 UTC
2021-02-08 12:51:17 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 0.7
Epicentral coordinates50.459° N, 6.270° E
Uncertainty ± 0.4 km
Event IDROB 12280

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2021-02-12 11:49:46 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
13
Epicentral distance
11.4 – 43.1km
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: 13 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.11 s. S wave: 12 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.15 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°UTCUTCsnm
Belgian seismic network (Royal Observatory of Belgium)5 stations
MRGMont Rigi15.029311:51:19.77+2.71 s11:51:21.87+4.81 s2.10–
TNLTernell17.332511:51:20.20+3.14 s11:51:22.60+5.54 s2.40–
HOUHouvegnez22.123811:51:21.02+3.96 s11:51:23.59+6.53 s2.5713.9
MEMHMembach24.931211:51:21.57+4.51 s11:51:24.88+7.82 s3.31–
KLBKalborn41.519611:51:24.27+7.21 s11:51:29.68+12.62 s5.411.5
Bensberg seismic network (University of Cologne, Germany)4 stations
KLLKalltalsperre21.1811:51:20.80+3.74 s11:51:23.54+6.48 s2.74–
DREDreilägerbach22.935311:51:21.23+4.17 s11:51:24.14+7.08 s2.91–
HILHillesheim34.512211:51:23.42+6.36 s–––
STBSteinbachtalsperre43.16911:51:24.43+7.37 s11:51:30.09+13.03 s5.66–
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)2 stations
HGNHeimansgroeve41.632511:51:24.39+7.33 s11:51:29.75+12.69 s5.36–
TERZTerziet42.032211:51:24.37+7.31 s11:51:29.75+12.69 s5.38–
Network JCK2 stations
OLFOleftalsperre11.47011:51:19.08+2.02 s11:51:20.93+3.87 s1.85–
GSHGrosshau31.81411:51:22.71+5.65 s11:51:26.57+9.51 s3.86–
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