MER DU NORD

Known mine explosion22 August 2006

Magnitude
2.1ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
21:28:092006-08-22
UTC
19:28:092006-08-22

Main parameters

Date and time2006-08-22 19:28:09 UTC
2006-08-22 21:28:09 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.1
Epicentral coordinates51.541° N, 3.141° E
Uncertainty ± 4.1 km
Event IDROB 2427

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
14
Epicentral distance
48.0 – 280.4km
  • 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°UTCUTCsnm
Belgian seismic network (Royal Observatory of Belgium)14 stations
ZEVZevekote48.020119:28:17.18+8.13 s19:28:23.48+14.43 s6.30–
UCCBUccle118.913419:28:29.37+20.32 s19:28:43.61+34.56 s14.24–
SKQSteenkerque119.114619:28:29.41+20.36 s19:28:47.12+38.07 s17.71–
RQRRonquières128.814319:28:30.98+21.93 s–––
SNFSeneffe139.914519:28:32.83+23.78 s–––
BOUBougnies140.115619:28:33.31+24.26 s–––
DOUDourbes190.714719:28:38.91+29.86 s–––
EBNEben-Emael195.811419:28:40.95+31.90 s19:29:05.08+56.03 s24.13–
CLAClavier196.512919:28:39.92+30.87 s19:29:03.37+54.32 s23.4515.9
STISart Tilman200.512119:28:40.80+31.75 s–––
MEMBMembach226.211619:28:43.57+34.52 s–––
ROBRobertville241.011919:28:45.11+36.06 s–––
KLBKalborn263.512619:28:48.40+39.35 s–––
VIAVianden280.412819:28:50.37+41.32 s–––
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