MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion20 April 2006

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
15:50:572006-04-20
UTC
13:50:572006-04-20

Main parameters

Date and time2006-04-20 13:50:57 UTC
2006-04-20 15:50:57 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates51.593° N, 3.185° E
Uncertainty ± 12.1 km
Event IDROB 2410

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
54.5 – 226.1km
  • 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
ZEVZevekote54.520113:51:08.25+10.42 s––
SKQSteenkerque122.314913:51:19.04+21.21 s13:51:33.91+36.08 s14.87
RQRRonquières131.814613:51:20.59+22.76 s13:51:35.93+38.10 s15.34
SNFSeneffe143.014713:51:22.48+24.65 s––
BOUBougnies144.215813:51:20.97+23.14 s13:51:39.30+41.47 s18.33
GESGesves189.513413:51:29.06+31.23 s13:51:52.63+54.80 s23.57
DOUDourbes194.014913:51:27.84+30.01 s––
RCHRochefort215.113713:51:33.93+36.10 s––
MEMBMembach226.111813:51:32.88+35.05 s––
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