North Sea (41 km Calais)

Suspected controlled explosion19 May 2021

Magnitude
2.7ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
12:49:032021-05-19
UTC
10:49:032021-05-19

Main parameters

Date and time2021-05-19 10:49:03 UTC
2021-05-19 12:49:03 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.7
Epicentral coordinates51.222° N, 2.233° E
Uncertainty ± 3.8 km
Event IDROB 13475

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2021-05-20 12:08:55 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
21
Epicentral distance
49.3 – 490.4km
  • 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)17 stations
OSTBOostende49.38810:49:11.21+7.50 s10:49:16.72+13.01 s5.51
LESLessines126.611610:49:24.95+21.24 s10:49:40.57+36.86 s15.62
SKQSteenkerque144.611510:49:27.00+23.29 s10:49:43.92+40.21 s16.92
BOUBougnies152.112710:49:29.62+25.91 s––
RQRRonquières155.911510:49:29.17+25.46 s––
UCCBUccle156.610710:49:29.02+25.31 s10:49:48.13+44.42 s19.11
BRQBracquegnies157.312110:49:29.73+26.02 s––
SNFSeneffe164.611810:49:30.49+26.78 s––
TGATangissart175.011210:49:31.75+28.04 s10:49:52.18+48.47 s20.43
DSLBDessel197.88910:49:35.00+31.29 s10:49:58.99+55.28 s23.99
MOLTMol199.38910:49:35.32+31.61 s10:50:00.32+56.61 s25.00
MRDMaredsous206.011910:49:35.78+32.07 s10:50:02.41+58.70 s26.63
DOUDourbes208.812610:49:35.91+32.20 s10:50:01.65+57.94 s25.74
GESGesves221.611410:49:37.44+33.73 s10:50:05.87+62.16 s28.43
CLAClavier233.911110:49:38.72+35.01 s10:50:08.78+65.07 s30.06
MEMHMembach274.210310:49:42.72+39.01 s10:50:20.80+77.09 s38.08
KLBKalborn301.111310:49:47.73+44.02 s––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)3 stations
ELSH77.326410:49:17.90+14.19 s––
WACR200.432710:49:35.46+31.75 s10:50:00.59+56.88 s25.13
EDMD490.432710:50:10.21+66.50 s––
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve264.610010:49:42.39+38.68 s10:50:15.81+72.10 s33.42
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