NORTH SEA
Controlled explosion18 August 2021
- Magnitude
- 2.5ML
- Depth
- –
- Belgian time
- 14:53:312021-08-18
- UTC
- 12:53:312021-08-18
Main parameters
| Date and time | 2021-08-18 12:53:31 UTC 2021-08-18 14:53:31 Belgian time |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | ML 2.5 |
| Epicentral coordinates | 51.986° N, 3.068° E Uncertainty ± 5.8 km |
| Event ID | ROB 14270 |
Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2021-08-18 16:35:44 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
- 15
- Epicentral distance
- 83.7 – 360.2km
- P wave
- S wave
Station measurements
P- and S-wave arrivals and ground displacement measured at each station. Click a column heading to change the order.
| km | ° | UTC | UTC | s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgian seismic network (Royal Observatory of Belgium)12 stations | |||||
| OSTBOostende | 83.7 | 186 | 12:53:45.62+14.48 s | 12:53:55.34+24.20 s | 9.72 |
| UCCBUccle | 159.9 | 145 | 12:53:57.16+26.02 s | – | – |
| UCCSUccle | 159.9 | 145 | 12:53:57.88+26.74 s | – | – |
| DSLBDessel | 161.8 | 120 | 12:53:57.81+26.67 s | – | – |
| DSLSDessel | 161.8 | 120 | 12:53:57.90+26.76 s | – | – |
| SKQSteenkerque | 164.6 | 154 | 12:53:57.65+26.51 s | – | – |
| SNFSeneffe | 184.8 | 152 | 12:54:00.33+29.19 s | – | – |
| MRDMaredsous | 221.9 | 147 | 12:54:06.05+34.91 s | – | – |
| GESGesves | 227.2 | 141 | 12:54:05.25+34.11 s | – | – |
| CLAClavier | 234.0 | 137 | 12:54:06.30+35.16 s | – | – |
| RCHRochefort | 253.7 | 143 | 12:54:10.00+38.86 s | – | – |
| KLBKalborn | 299.1 | 133 | 12:54:14.93+43.79 s | – | – |
| British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)1 station | |||||
| LBWR | 360.2 | 298 | 12:54:22.27+51.13 s | – | – |
| Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station | |||||
| VKBValkenburg | 226.2 | 122 | 12:54:05.81+34.67 s | – | – |
| VITO (Mol)1 station | |||||
| MOL2AMol | 164* | – | 12:53:58.56+27.42 s | – | – |
* Distance from the catalogue, rounded to the kilometre: the coordinates of the station are missing from it.
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