MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion14 April 2005

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
10:34:212005-04-14
UTC
08:34:212005-04-14

Main parameters

Date and time2005-04-14 08:34:21 UTC
2005-04-14 10:34:21 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates51.434° N, 2.017° E
Uncertainty ± 13.9 km
Event IDROB 2368

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
169.0 – 324.5km
  • 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
SKQSteenkerque169.012008:34:57.85+36.84 s08:35:20.92+59.91 s23.07
BOUBougnies178.613008:35:01.38+40.37 s––
UCCAUccle178.711208:34:58.95+37.94 s08:35:20.07+59.06 s21.12
RQRRonquières180.212008:34:58.80+37.79 s08:35:26.40+65.39 s27.60
SNFSeneffe189.412208:35:00.45+39.44 s––
DOUDourbes235.112808:35:06.17+45.16 s––
GESGesves245.411708:35:05.36+44.35 s––
RCHRochefort267.312108:35:15.67+54.66 s––
MEMSMembach294.810708:35:09.51+48.50 s––
KLBKalborn324.511608:35:14.26+53.25 s––
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