LA ROCHE-EN-ARDENNE (BE)

Quarry blast19 April 2021

Magnitude
1.6ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
16:39:582021-04-19
UTC
14:39:582021-04-19

Main parameters

Date and time2021-04-19 14:39:58 UTC
2021-04-19 16:39:58 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.6
Epicentral coordinates50.204° N, 5.594° E
Uncertainty ± 2.1 km
Event IDROB 13185

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2021-04-19 19:17:29 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
10
Epicentral distance
26.8 – 99.3km
Mean velocity, P wave
5.2km/s
Mean velocity, S wave
3.2km/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: 10 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.22 s. S wave: 7 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.19 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)9 stations
RCHRochefort26.825814:40:02.68+4.45 s14:40:05.96+7.73 s3.28
CLAClavier31.731914:40:03.78+5.55 s14:40:07.51+9.28 s3.73
HOUHouvegnez33.76014:40:03.87+5.64 s14:40:07.60+9.37 s3.73
KLBKalborn38.610714:40:04.93+6.70 s14:40:09.16+10.93 s4.23
GESGesves41.429914:40:05.52+7.29 s––
MRGMont Rigi48.44514:40:06.47+8.24 s––
VIAVianden52.812414:40:07.60+9.37 s14:40:13.92+15.69 s6.32
MEMHMembach53.93314:40:07.53+9.30 s14:40:14.12+15.89 s6.59
SNFSeneffe99.329114:40:16.77+18.54 s––
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve66.82114:40:09.85+11.62 s14:40:18.03+19.80 s8.18
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