MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion22 April 2005

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
00:30:052005-04-22
UTC
22:30:052005-04-21

Main parameters

Date and time2005-04-21 22:30:05 UTC
2005-04-22 00:30:05 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates51.585° N, 3.051° E
Uncertainty ± 14.9 km
Event IDROB 2354

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2021-07-22 09:06:32 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
13
Epicentral distance
126.7 – 271.4km
  • 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)13 stations
SKQSteenkerque126.714522:30:27.55+21.65 s22:30:41.95+36.05 s14.40
UCCBUccle126.813322:30:27.38+21.48 s22:30:43.10+37.20 s15.72
UCCAUccle126.813322:30:27.61+21.71 s22:30:44.44+38.54 s16.83
RQRRonquières136.514222:30:28.95+23.05 s22:30:46.06+40.16 s17.11
BOUBougnies147.215422:30:31.72+25.82 s––
SNFSeneffe147.514422:30:30.98+25.08 s––
GESGesves195.613222:30:36.77+30.87 s––
DOUDourbes198.314622:30:37.06+31.16 s––
RCHRochefort220.913522:30:39.28+33.38 s––
HRKHerkenbosch221.410022:30:40.78+34.88 s––
MEMBMembach234.011622:30:42.89+36.99 s––
ROBRobertville248.811922:30:44.38+38.48 s––
KLBKalborn271.412622:30:46.81+40.91 s––
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