NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion22 May 2022

Magnitude
1.9ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
19:44:572022-05-22
UTC
17:44:572022-05-22

Main parameters

Date and time2022-05-22 17:44:57 UTC
2022-05-22 19:44:57 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.9
Epicentral coordinates51.879° N, 2.428° E
Uncertainty ± 6.9 km
Event IDROB 16235

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2022-05-24 19:33:22 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
8
Epicentral distance
79.7 – 200.0km
  • 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)6 stations
OSTBOostende79.715317:45:14.83+17.21 s––
LESLessines163.214217:45:24.73+27.11 s17:45:44.77+47.15 s20.04
SKQSteenkerque179.013917:45:26.57+28.95 s––
UCCBUccle180.613117:45:26.90+29.28 s––
RQRRonquières189.213817:45:27.26+29.64 s––
SNFSeneffe200.013917:45:31.46+33.84 s––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)2 stations
ELSH121.222817:45:17.66+20.04 s––
WACR154.730817:45:24.40+26.78 s17:45:43.64+46.02 s19.24
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