MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion12 March 2006

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
20:09:092006-03-12
UTC
19:09:092006-03-12

Main parameters

Date and time2006-03-12 19:09:09 UTC
2006-03-12 20:09:09 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates51.716° N, 2.181° E
Uncertainty ± 29.9 km
Event IDROB 2398

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
11
Epicentral distance
81.6 – 329.5km
  • 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)11 stations
ZEVZevekote81.614219:09:19.55+9.63 s19:09:29.13+19.21 s9.58
SKQSteenkerque178.113119:09:30.50+20.58 s19:09:42.38+32.46 s11.88
UCCAUccle183.312319:09:30.15+20.23 s19:09:47.25+37.33 s17.10
RQRRonquières188.913019:09:31.62+21.70 s19:09:48.47+38.55 s16.85
BOUBougnies192.613919:09:34.11+24.19 s––
SNFSeneffe199.113119:09:33.39+23.47 s––
DOUDourbes247.713619:09:39.34+29.42 s––
GESGesves251.912519:09:39.61+29.69 s––
HEYHeyd281.512119:09:43.78+33.86 s––
MEMBMembach294.711319:09:44.42+34.50 s––
KLBKalborn329.512219:09:51.60+41.68 s––
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