DOCHAMPS (BE)

Known mine explosion20 August 2008

Magnitude
1.6ML
Depth
1.3km ± 4.3
Belgian time
10:56:212008-08-20
UTC
08:56:212008-08-20

Main parameters

Date and time2008-08-20 08:56:21 UTC
2008-08-20 10:56:21 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.6
Epicentral coordinates50.226° N, 5.591° E
Uncertainty ± 1.7 km
Depth of hypocenter1.3 ± 4.3 km
Event IDROB 3150

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2009-08-19 14:41:01 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
4
Epicentral distance
27.2 – 40.1km
  • 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)4 stations
RCHRochefort27.2253–08:56:29.45+7.88 s––
CLAClavier29.831608:56:27.31+5.74 s08:56:29.98+8.41 s2.6745.3
KLBKalborn39.511108:56:28.34+6.77 s08:56:33.18+11.61 s4.8429.4
GESGesves40.129608:56:28.77+7.20 s–––
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