MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion19 May 2005

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
21:13:412005-05-19
UTC
19:13:412005-05-19

Main parameters

Date and time2005-05-19 19:13:41 UTC
2005-05-19 21:13:41 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates51.925° N, 3.382° E
Uncertainty ± 13.5 km
Event IDROB 2374

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
9
Epicentral distance
142.8 – 251.3km
  • 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)9 stations
UCCAUccle142.815119:14:06.24+24.43 s19:14:23.70+41.89 s17.46
SKQSteenkerque150.116119:14:07.31+25.50 s19:14:25.32+43.51 s18.01
RQRRonquières158.115819:14:08.09+26.28 s19:14:26.45+44.64 s18.36
BOUBougnies175.416719:14:10.67+28.86 s––
GESGesves208.814419:14:14.75+32.94 s19:14:39.99+58.18 s25.24
STISart Tilman213.313419:14:14.47+32.66 s––
DOUDourbes220.715719:14:15.66+33.85 s19:14:42.87+61.06 s27.21
MEMSMembach234.712819:14:17.98+36.17 s––
ROBRobertville251.313019:14:20.42+38.61 s––
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