RESTEIGNE (BE)

Suspected mine explosion20 August 2008

Magnitude
1.5ML
Depth
0.9km ± 18.4
Belgian time
11:58:312008-08-20
UTC
09:58:312008-08-20

Main parameters

Date and time2008-08-20 09:58:31 UTC
2008-08-20 11:58:31 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.5
Epicentral coordinates50.068° N, 5.173° E
Uncertainty ± 12.5 km
Depth of hypocenter0.9 ± 18.4 km
Event IDROB 3149

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
10.4 – 41.5km
  • 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)3 stations
RCHRochefort10.42209:58:33.03+1.86 s–––
GESGesves35.835009:58:37.51+6.34 s09:58:41.95+10.78 s4.4435.4
DOUDourbes41.527409:58:38.60+7.43 s09:58:43.35+12.18 s4.7513.3
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