MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion5 April 2005

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
20:54:062005-04-05
UTC
18:54:062005-04-05

Main parameters

Date and time2005-04-05 18:54:06 UTC
2005-04-05 20:54:06 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates51.583° N, 2.883° E
Uncertainty ± 6.2 km
Event IDROB 2366

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
8
Epicentral distance
133.5 – 258.9km
  • 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)8 stations
SKQSteenkerque133.514118:54:31.29+24.70 s18:54:45.37+38.78 s14.08
UCCAUccle135.313018:54:31.31+24.72 s18:54:47.91+41.32 s16.60
RQRRonquières143.713918:54:32.82+26.23 s18:54:47.84+41.25 s15.02
SNFSeneffe154.514018:54:34.74+28.15 s––
GESGesves204.213018:54:41.16+34.57 s––
DOUDourbes204.814318:54:41.83+35.24 s––
RCHRochefort229.013318:54:46.45+39.86 s––
ROBRobertville258.911818:54:48.18+41.59 s––
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