MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion19 May 2005

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
20:01:462005-05-19
UTC
18:01:462005-05-19

Main parameters

Date and time2005-05-19 18:01:46 UTC
2005-05-19 20:01:46 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates52.264° N, 3.688° E
Uncertainty ± 6.8 km
Event IDROB 2375

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
5
Epicentral distance
169.8 – 249.5km
  • 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)5 stations
UCCAUccle169.816418:02:18.40+32.39 s18:02:36.66+50.65 s18.26
SKQSteenkerque181.717118:02:17.71+31.70 s18:02:37.15+51.14 s19.44
RQRRonquières188.216818:02:20.31+34.30 s18:02:41.46+55.45 s21.15
GESGesves230.715418:02:25.96+39.95 s18:02:54.51+68.50 s28.55
DOUDourbes249.516518:02:29.15+43.14 s––
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