MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion3 March 2006

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
20:21:202006-03-03
UTC
19:21:202006-03-03

Main parameters

Date and time2006-03-03 19:21:20 UTC
2006-03-03 20:21:20 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates52.711° N, 4.164° E
Uncertainty ± 38.3 km
Event IDROB 2396

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
195.5 – 320.4km
  • 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)12 stations
ZEVZevekote195.520719:21:20.97+0.69 s––
UCCAUccle213.417619:21:30.30+10.02 s––
SKQSteenkerque229.518119:21:31.12+10.84 s––
RQRRonquières234.217919:21:32.91+12.63 s––
SNFSeneffe244.917819:21:33.50+13.22 s––
BOUBougnies258.818319:21:34.69+14.41 s––
GESGesves266.616619:21:39.12+18.84 s––
HEYHeyd279.415919:21:41.91+21.63 s––
ROBRobertville285.115119:21:44.52+24.24 s––
DOUDourbes292.617419:21:39.88+19.60 s––
RCHRochefort293.816519:21:43.67+23.39 s––
KLBKalborn320.415419:21:48.12+27.84 s––
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