MERZIG (DE)

Suspected controlled explosion27 July 1989

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
02:38:271989-07-27
UTC
00:38:271989-07-27

Main parameters

Date and time1989-07-27 00:38:27 UTC
1989-07-27 02:38:27 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates49.457° N, 6.623° E
Uncertainty ± 2.2 km
Event IDROB 2675

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2019-11-27 12:23:19 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
3
Epicentral distance
41.2 – 81.8km
  • 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)1 station
WLFWalferdange41.230400:38:36.31+8.48 s00:38:39.46+11.63 s3.15
Network FR2 stations
RUPRuppelstein41.74900:38:37.80+9.97 s––
ABHAlteburg81.85400:38:43.70+15.87 s––
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