MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion6 September 2005

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
11:02:292005-09-06
UTC
09:02:292005-09-06

Main parameters

Date and time2005-09-06 09:02:29 UTC
2005-09-06 11:02:29 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates51.868° N, 3.378° E
Uncertainty ± 4.3 km
Event IDROB 2390

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
8
Epicentral distance
137.4 – 231.0km
  • 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)8 stations
UCCAUccle137.415009:02:55.70+26.52 s––
SKQSteenkerque144.216009:02:57.04+27.86 s09:03:12.85+43.67 s15.81
RQRRonquières152.315709:02:57.93+28.75 s09:03:15.95+46.77 s18.02
SNFSeneffe163.715709:02:59.71+30.53 s––
BOUBougnies169.216609:03:01.30+32.12 s09:03:22.65+53.47 s21.35
STISart Tilman209.113209:03:07.05+37.87 s––
DOUDourbes214.915609:03:07.23+38.05 s––
MEMBMembach231.012609:03:08.20+39.02 s––
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