GRATY (BE)

Known mine explosion2 October 2008

Magnitude
0.6ML
Depth
8.2km ± 4.7
Belgian time
13:09:062008-10-02
UTC
11:09:062008-10-02

Main parameters

Date and time2008-10-02 11:09:06 UTC
2008-10-02 13:09:06 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 0.6
Epicentral coordinates50.608° N, 4.000° E
Uncertainty ± 4.1 km
Depth of hypocenter8.2 ± 4.7 km
Event IDROB 3753

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2012-04-27 16:33:58 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
7.3 – 22.8km
  • 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
SKQSteenkerque7.35111:09:08.84+2.12 s11:09:10.09+3.37 s1.25–
RQRRonquières15.99111:09:09.81+3.09 s11:09:12.16+5.44 s2.356.3
SNFSeneffe22.811811:09:10.93+4.21 s11:09:15.13+8.41 s4.20–
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