NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion17 May 2022

Magnitude
2.6ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
20:18:332022-05-17
UTC
18:18:332022-05-17

Main parameters

Date and time2022-05-17 18:18:33 UTC
2022-05-17 20:18:33 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.6
Epicentral coordinates51.736° N, 3.040° E
Uncertainty ± 2.3 km
Event IDROB 16200

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2023-01-03 16:04:26 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
19
Epicentral distance
55.9 – 372.3km
  • 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)14 stations
OSTBOostende55.918718:18:45.25+11.87 s––
LESLessines127.115318:18:56.68+23.30 s18:19:11.88+38.50 s15.20
UCCBUccle139.313818:18:58.16+24.78 s18:19:12.34+38.96 s14.18
SKQSteenkerque141.114918:18:58.56+25.18 s18:19:13.54+40.16 s14.98
MOLTMol153.611118:18:59.42+26.04 s––
BRQBracquegnies159.315118:19:01.45+28.07 s––
SNFSeneffe161.814718:19:01.59+28.21 s––
MRDMaredsous200.414218:19:06.38+33.00 s––
GESGesves207.813618:19:06.58+33.20 s––
DOUDourbes212.814818:19:06.90+33.52 s––
CLAClavier215.913218:19:07.31+33.93 s––
MEMSMembach242.612018:19:10.56+37.18 s––
MRGMont Rigi252.412118:19:11.07+37.69 s––
HOUHouvegnez258.612518:19:11.75+38.37 s––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)3 stations
ELSH147.724418:18:59.19+25.81 s18:19:16.95+43.57 s17.76
WACR198.230518:19:03.85+30.47 s––
LBWR372.330218:19:24.97+51.59 s––
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve229.011718:19:09.00+35.62 s––
VITO (Mol)1 station
DSLNZDessel151*–18:18:59.92+26.54 s––

* Distance from the catalogue, rounded to the kilometre: the coordinates of the station are missing from it.

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