MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion14 April 2005

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
08:55:042005-04-14
UTC
06:55:042005-04-14

Main parameters

Date and time2005-04-14 06:55:04 UTC
2005-04-14 08:55:04 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates51.521° N, 2.822° E
Uncertainty ± 32.0 km
Event IDROB 2367

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
131.0 – 280.4km
  • 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)10 stations
SKQSteenkerque131.013706:55:28.37+23.63 s06:55:45.46+40.72 s17.09
UCCAUccle134.412606:55:28.07+23.33 s06:55:41.99+37.25 s13.92
RQRRonquières141.513506:55:29.42+24.68 s06:55:50.14+45.40 s20.72
BOUBougnies148.614706:55:31.52+26.78 s––
SNFSeneffe152.113706:55:31.04+26.30 s––
DOUDourbes201.914106:55:37.08+32.34 s––
GESGesves203.212806:55:36.63+31.89 s––
RCHRochefort227.513106:55:39.67+34.93 s––
MEMSMembach245.411306:55:42.62+37.88 s––
KLBKalborn280.412306:55:46.34+41.60 s––
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