NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion15 April 2021

Magnitude
2.7ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
10:08:502021-04-15
UTC
08:08:502021-04-15

Main parameters

Date and time2021-04-15 08:08:50 UTC
2021-04-15 10:08:50 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.7
Epicentral coordinates52.224° N, 2.957° E
Uncertainty ± 4.1 km
Event IDROB 13135

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2021-04-15 14:57:47 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
109.7 – 436.5km
  • 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)8 stations
OSTBOostende109.718108:09:08.77+18.09 s08:09:22.99+32.31 s14.22
UCCBUccle186.214808:09:21.17+30.49 s––
SKQSteenkerque191.815608:09:20.00+29.32 s––
MRDMaredsous248.314908:09:30.43+39.75 s––
DOUDourbes263.015408:09:30.74+40.06 s––
RCHRochefort279.514508:09:33.77+43.09 s––
MRGMont Rigi288.813008:09:33.60+42.92 s––
HOUHouvegnez297.413308:09:33.88+43.20 s––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)5 stations
WACR167.929008:09:17.08+26.40 s08:09:38.23+47.55 s21.15
ELSH173.822708:09:19.30+28.62 s––
CWFCHARNWOOD FOREST295.328308:09:34.39+43.71 s––
LBWR341.729408:09:41.08+50.40 s––
EDMD436.531408:09:52.54+61.86 s––
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve262.712708:09:29.68+39.00 s08:10:00.73+70.05 s31.05
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