LA ROCHE-EN-ARDENNE (BE)

Quarry blast26 March 2021

Magnitude
1.5ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
14:16:522021-03-26
UTC
13:16:522021-03-26

Main parameters

Date and time2021-03-26 13:16:52 UTC
2021-03-26 14:16:52 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.5
Epicentral coordinates50.185° N, 5.585° E
Uncertainty ± 0.7 km
Event IDROB 12855

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2021-03-26 18:52:07 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
8
Epicentral distance
25.8 – 56.0km
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: 8 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.24 s. S wave: 7 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.24 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)8 stations
RCHRochefort25.826313:16:57.13+4.81 s13:17:00.21+7.89 s3.08
CLAClavier33.032213:16:58.23+5.91 s13:17:03.03+10.71 s4.80
HOUHouvegnez35.45813:16:58.40+6.08 s––
KLBKalborn38.610413:16:59.34+7.02 s13:17:04.06+11.74 s4.72
GESGesves41.930213:16:59.95+7.63 s13:17:05.22+12.90 s5.27
MRGMont Rigi50.34413:17:00.86+8.54 s13:17:07.53+15.21 s6.67
VIAVianden52.212213:17:01.95+9.63 s13:17:08.20+15.88 s6.25
MEMHMembach56.03213:17:02.24+9.92 s13:17:09.00+16.68 s6.76
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