MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion7 March 2006

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
20:56:362006-03-07
UTC
19:56:362006-03-07

Main parameters

Date and time2006-03-07 19:56:36 UTC
2006-03-07 20:56:36 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates51.425° N, 2.359° E
Uncertainty ± 39.9 km
Event IDROB 2362

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
10
Epicentral distance
49.5 – 284.9km
  • 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
ZEVZevekote49.513019:56:58.91+22.87 s19:57:11.48+35.44 s12.57
SKQSteenkerque148.412519:57:07.91+31.87 s19:57:28.28+52.24 s20.37
UCCAUccle156.611619:57:06.66+30.62 s19:57:28.30+52.26 s21.64
RQRRonquières159.512419:57:10.66+34.62 s19:57:31.70+55.66 s21.04
BOUBougnies160.413519:57:11.08+35.04 s––
SNFSeneffe169.212619:57:10.13+34.09 s––
DOUDourbes216.313219:57:16.40+40.36 s––
GESGesves224.112019:57:15.43+39.39 s––
MEMBMembach271.810819:57:19.42+43.38 s––
ROBRobertville284.911119:57:21.02+44.98 s––
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