WAISMES (BE)

Known mine explosion14 April 2008

Magnitude
–
Depth
4.7km ± 3.5
Belgian time
12:17:142008-04-14
UTC
10:17:142008-04-14

Main parameters

Date and time2008-04-14 10:17:14 UTC
2008-04-14 12:17:14 Belgian time
Magnitude–
Epicentral coordinates50.378° N, 6.108° E
Uncertainty ± 8.1 km
Depth of hypocenter4.7 ± 3.5 km
Event IDROB 3019

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
3
Epicentral distance
8.3 – 30.9km
  • 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)3 stations
ROBRobertville8.3110:17:15.93+1.74 s10:17:17.28+3.09 s1.35
MEMSMembach26.634510:17:18.96+4.77 s10:17:22.30+8.11 s3.34
KLBKalborn30.918010:17:19.76+5.57 s10:17:23.44+9.25 s3.68
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