NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion23 May 2022

Magnitude
2.3ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
14:45:032022-05-23
UTC
12:45:032022-05-23

Main parameters

Date and time2022-05-23 12:45:03 UTC
2022-05-23 14:45:03 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.3
Epicentral coordinates52.047° N, 3.067° E
Uncertainty ± 4.5 km
Event IDROB 16250

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2022-05-24 19:34:59 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
11
Epicentral distance
90.5 – 242.2km
  • 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)10 stations
OSTBOostende90.518612:45:18.80+15.14 s––
LESLessines158.216012:45:29.83+26.17 s12:45:49.34+45.68 s19.51
DSLBDessel165.412212:45:31.96+28.30 s12:45:51.84+48.18 s19.88
UCCBUccle165.714712:45:31.31+27.65 s––
MOL5Mol167.812312:45:32.58+28.92 s––
SKQSteenkerque170.915512:45:31.34+27.68 s12:45:52.94+49.28 s21.60
RQRRonquières179.515312:45:32.41+28.75 s––
SNFSeneffe190.915312:45:33.72+30.06 s––
GESGesves232.714212:45:39.24+35.58 s––
DOUDourbes242.215312:45:39.86+36.20 s––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)1 station
ELSH167.123412:45:30.73+27.07 s12:45:52.45+48.79 s21.72
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