MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion30 May 2005

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
20:18:022005-05-30
UTC
18:18:022005-05-30

Main parameters

Date and time2005-05-30 18:18:02 UTC
2005-05-30 20:18:02 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates51.398° N, 2.394° E
Uncertainty ± 7.5 km
Event IDROB 2381

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
6
Epicentral distance
127.1 – 220.4km
  • 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)6 stations
LESLessines127.112618:18:24.20+21.60 s––
SKQSteenkerque144.712418:18:27.03+24.43 s18:18:44.59+41.99 s17.56
UCCAUccle153.111518:18:28.63+26.03 s18:18:46.59+43.99 s17.96
RQRRonquières155.812418:18:28.75+26.15 s18:18:48.06+45.46 s19.31
DOUDourbes212.413218:18:35.86+33.26 s––
GESGesves220.412018:18:36.70+34.10 s18:19:05.07+62.47 s28.37
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