SOUTHERN NORTH SEA

Known mine explosion21 April 2009

Magnitude
2.2ML
Depth
1.1km
Belgian time
21:00:042009-04-21
UTC
19:00:042009-04-21

Main parameters

Date and time2009-04-21 19:00:04 UTC
2009-04-21 21:00:04 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.2
Epicentral coordinates51.502° N, 2.860° E
Uncertainty ± 12.1 km
Depth of hypocenter1.1 km
Event IDROB 3336

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
8
Epicentral distance
40.7 – 209.6km
  • 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)8 stations
ZEVZevekote40.717619:00:11.84+7.12 s19:00:16.64+11.92 s4.80–
SKQSteenkerque127.713819:00:26.37+21.65 s–––
RQRRonquières138.213619:00:28.18+23.46 s–––
SNFSeneffe148.813719:00:29.96+25.24 s–––
MOLAMol158.310119:00:30.42+25.70 s–––
DOUDourbes198.714119:00:36.33+31.61 s19:01:01.65+56.93 s25.3221.3
GESGesves199.812819:00:36.44+31.72 s19:00:59.68+54.96 s23.24–
CLAClavier209.612419:00:37.91+33.19 s–––
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