NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion17 October 2022

Magnitude
2.3ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
21:44:022022-10-17
UTC
19:44:022022-10-17

Main parameters

Date and time2022-10-17 19:44:02 UTC
2022-10-17 21:44:02 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.3
Epicentral coordinates51.510° N, 3.223° E
Uncertainty ± 2.9 km
Event IDROB 17445

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2022-10-22 19:01:38 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
98.9 – 223.4km
  • 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
LESLessines98.915419:44:19.44+16.88 s––
RQRRonquières122.614519:44:23.06+20.50 s––
SNFSeneffe133.714619:44:25.25+22.69 s––
TGATangissart135.713719:44:25.80+23.24 s––
MRDMaredsous172.814019:44:31.46+28.90 s––
GESGesves181.113319:44:32.00+29.44 s––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)2 stations
ELSH151.025519:44:28.09+25.53 s––
WACR223.430819:44:37.49+34.93 s––
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