LEUZE-EN-HAINAUT (BE)

Quarry blast2 December 2021

Magnitude
1.4ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
12:48:022021-12-02
UTC
11:48:022021-12-02

Main parameters

Date and time2021-12-02 11:48:02 UTC
2021-12-02 12:48:02 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.4
Epicentral coordinates50.607° N, 3.565° E
Uncertainty ± 7.3 km
Event IDROB 14925

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2021-12-06 13:52:13 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
9
Epicentral distance
22.8 – 189.6km
Mean velocity, P wave
6.1km/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: 7 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.31 s.

Stations farther than 120 km are left out of the fit: the first waves to reach them have travelled beneath the crust, through the mantle, where they propagate faster.

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
LESLessines22.85911:48:06.28+4.22 s––
SKQSteenkerque36.78311:48:08.13+6.07 s11:48:14.86+12.80 s6.73
BRQBracquegnies42.810911:48:09.33+7.27 s––
RQRRonquières46.79011:48:10.74+8.68 s––
SNFSeneffe52.010211:48:10.62+8.56 s11:48:14.95+12.89 s4.33
MRDMaredsous91.911111:48:17.48+15.42 s––
DOUDourbes92.812711:48:17.81+15.75 s11:48:30.14+28.08 s12.33
RCHRochefort128.411211:48:24.37+22.31 s––
KLBKalborn189.610611:48:32.57+30.51 s––
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