MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion10 May 2006

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
13:56:052006-05-10
UTC
11:56:052006-05-10

Main parameters

Date and time2006-05-10 11:56:05 UTC
2006-05-10 13:56:05 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates51.958° N, 3.311° E
Uncertainty ± 12.7 km
Event IDROB 2405

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
9
Epicentral distance
95.7 – 285.0km
  • 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)9 stations
ZEVZevekote95.719811:56:16.50+10.65 s11:56:26.07+20.22 s9.57
UCCAUccle148.415011:56:26.72+20.87 s11:56:40.85+35.00 s14.13
SKQSteenkerque155.215911:56:26.89+21.04 s11:56:41.29+35.44 s14.40
RQRRonquières163.415711:56:28.40+22.55 s11:56:45.31+39.46 s16.91
SNFSeneffe174.815711:56:29.80+23.95 s––
BOUBougnies180.116611:56:30.29+24.44 s––
GESGesves214.614411:56:36.87+31.02 s––
DOUDourbes226.015611:56:35.63+29.78 s––
KLBKalborn285.013511:56:44.75+38.90 s11:57:17.91+72.06 s33.16
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