MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion8 September 2005

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
17:00:042005-09-08
UTC
15:00:042005-09-08

Main parameters

Date and time2005-09-08 15:00:04 UTC
2005-09-08 17:00:04 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates52.582° N, 4.232° E
Uncertainty ± 12.9 km
Event IDROB 2391

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
12
Epicentral distance
185.1 – 305.5km
  • 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)12 stations
ZEVZevekote185.121015:00:10.59+6.01 s15:00:15.45+10.87 s4.86
UCCAUccle198.817715:00:24.79+20.21 s15:00:42.04+37.46 s17.25
LESLessines209.918815:00:22.04+17.46 s––
SKQSteenkerque215.318315:00:24.65+20.07 s15:00:38.94+34.36 s14.29
RQRRonquières219.818015:00:26.30+21.72 s15:00:40.45+35.87 s14.15
SNFSeneffe230.417915:00:27.98+23.40 s––
CTHCouthuin236.416515:00:33.81+29.23 s15:00:55.49+50.91 s21.68
BOUBougnies244.818515:00:27.96+23.38 s––
GESGesves251.516615:00:34.65+30.07 s––
ROBRobertville270.315015:00:41.83+37.25 s––
DOUDourbes277.817515:00:34.27+29.69 s––
KLBKalborn305.515415:00:44.51+39.93 s––
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