MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion8 March 2006

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
14:19:522006-03-08
UTC
13:19:522006-03-08

Main parameters

Date and time2006-03-08 13:19:52 UTC
2006-03-08 14:19:52 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates51.818° N, 3.106° E
Uncertainty ± 57.1 km
Event IDROB 2407

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
7
Epicentral distance
77.1 – 218.4km
  • 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)7 stations
ZEVZevekote77.119113:20:11.45+18.68 s––
UCCAUccle143.414213:20:27.93+35.16 s––
SKQSteenkerque146.815213:20:27.86+35.09 s13:20:50.89+58.12 s23.03
RQRRonquières155.914913:20:30.25+37.48 s13:20:53.15+60.38 s22.90
SNFSeneffe167.115013:20:31.83+39.06 s––
GESGesves211.313813:20:35.84+43.07 s––
DOUDourbes218.415113:20:41.33+48.56 s––
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