NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion22 March 2021

Magnitude
2.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
12:51:172021-03-22
UTC
11:51:172021-03-22

Main parameters

Date and time2021-03-22 11:51:17 UTC
2021-03-22 12:51:17 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.0
Epicentral coordinates51.974° N, 4.024° E
Uncertainty ± 5.5 km
Event IDROB 12820

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2021-03-22 19:43:01 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
14
Epicentral distance
109.6 – 194.7km
  • 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
DSLBDessel109.613811:51:35.34+18.34 s––
DSLSDessel109.613811:51:36.09+19.09 s11:51:48.18+31.18 s12.09
OSTBOostende111.222311:51:35.15+18.15 s11:51:49.58+32.58 s14.43
MOL5Mol112.113911:51:36.13+19.13 s––
MOL4Mol112.213911:51:35.87+18.87 s––
UCCBUccle133.017011:51:39.64+22.64 s11:51:54.56+37.56 s14.92
UCCSUccle133.017011:51:40.59+23.59 s11:51:55.28+38.28 s14.69
LESLessines141.118511:51:40.41+23.41 s––
SKQSteenkerque147.517811:51:40.56+23.56 s––
TGATangissart156.216711:51:42.66+25.66 s––
SNFSeneffe163.817411:51:43.60+26.60 s––
GESGesves191.815711:51:49.73+32.73 s––
CLAClavier194.715211:51:46.80+29.80 s––
VITO (Mol)1 station
MOL2AMol112*–11:51:36.53+19.53 s––

* Distance from the catalogue, rounded to the kilometre: the coordinates of the station are missing from it.

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