MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion18 May 2006

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
09:05:042006-05-18
UTC
07:05:042006-05-18

Main parameters

Date and time2006-05-18 07:05:04 UTC
2006-05-18 09:05:04 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates51.605° N, 3.329° E
Uncertainty ± 10.1 km
Event IDROB 2352

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
9
Epicentral distance
60.1 – 257.6km
  • 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)9 stations
ZEVZevekote60.121007:05:20.17+15.78 s07:05:31.77+27.38 s11.60
UCCAUccle115.314107:05:24.25+19.86 s07:05:37.54+33.15 s13.29
SKQSteenkerque118.715307:05:24.45+20.06 s07:05:38.99+34.60 s14.54
RQRRonquières127.715007:05:26.00+21.61 s07:05:42.34+37.95 s16.34
SNFSeneffe139.015107:05:28.09+23.70 s––
GESGesves183.513707:05:33.61+29.22 s––
DOUDourbes190.215207:05:35.43+31.04 s––
RCHRochefort209.514007:05:36.00+31.61 s07:06:02.52+58.13 s26.52
KLBKalborn257.612907:05:44.14+39.75 s––
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