NORTH SEA

Known mine explosion2 April 2008

Magnitude
2.1ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
14:18:382008-04-02
UTC
12:18:382008-04-02

Main parameters

Date and time2008-04-02 12:18:38 UTC
2008-04-02 14:18:38 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.1
Epicentral coordinates51.565° N, 3.024° E
Uncertainty ± 9.0 km
Event IDROB 3008

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2009-08-19 14:48:23 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
48.4 – 271.6km
  • 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)9 stations
ZEVZevekote48.419012:18:47.22+8.33 s–––
SKQSteenkerque125.914412:19:00.49+21.60 s12:19:15.64+36.75 s15.1540.0
UCCBUccle126.613212:19:00.24+21.35 s–––
RQRRonquières135.814112:19:01.83+22.94 s–––
BOUBougnies145.915312:19:04.00+25.11 s–––
GESGesves195.513112:19:10.22+31.33 s12:19:31.83+52.94 s21.6113.0
DOUDourbes197.414512:19:11.59+32.70 s–––
CLAClavier204.512812:19:11.47+32.58 s–––
KLBKalborn271.612612:19:19.60+40.71 s–––
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