MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion13 April 2005

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
20:40:362005-04-13
UTC
18:40:362005-04-13

Main parameters

Date and time2005-04-13 18:40:36 UTC
2005-04-13 20:40:36 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates51.487° N, 2.833° E
Uncertainty ± 34.2 km
Event IDROB 2351

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2009-05-30 18:17:43 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
7
Epicentral distance
127.8 – 200.3km
  • 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)7 stations
SKQSteenkerque127.813618:40:59.62+23.14 s––
UCCAUccle131.512518:40:58.54+22.06 s––
RQRRonquières138.313518:41:00.69+24.21 s––
BOUBougnies145.014718:41:03.95+27.47 s––
SNFSeneffe148.813618:41:02.33+25.85 s––
DOUDourbes198.514118:41:09.79+33.31 s––
GESGesves200.312718:41:06.13+29.65 s––
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