MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion30 May 2005

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
11:10:262005-05-30
UTC
09:10:262005-05-30

Main parameters

Date and time2005-05-30 09:10:26 UTC
2005-05-30 11:10:26 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates51.456° N, 2.367° E
Uncertainty ± 35.6 km
Event IDROB 2383

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
51.4 – 218.2km
  • 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
ZEVZevekote51.413309:10:40.86+14.51 s09:10:55.27+28.92 s14.41
SKQSteenkerque150.012609:10:55.08+28.73 s09:11:09.83+43.48 s14.75
UCCAUccle157.611709:10:56.27+29.92 s09:11:11.90+45.55 s15.63
RQRRonquières161.012509:10:56.63+30.28 s09:11:14.69+48.34 s18.06
MRDMaredsous212.212609:11:04.68+38.33 s––
DOUDourbes218.213309:11:06.06+39.71 s––
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