SOIGNIES (BE)
Known mine explosion3 September 2008
- Magnitude
- –
- Depth
- 5.5km ± 2.0
- Belgian time
- 16:20:162008-09-03
- UTC
- 14:20:162008-09-03
Main parameters
| Date and time | 2008-09-03 14:20:16 UTC 2008-09-03 16:20:16 Belgian time |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | – |
| Epicentral coordinates | 50.594° N, 4.068° E Uncertainty ± 1.4 km |
| Depth of hypocenter | 5.5 ± 2.0 km |
| Event ID | ROB 3783 |
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
- 6
- Epicentral distance
- 6.2 – 35.6km
- Mean velocity, P wave
- 5.9km/s
- P wave
- S wave
- Curve fitted to the measurements
Notes and method
Curves: travel time of a direct wave in a homogeneous medium. The velocity of each wave and an origin-time shift, common to both, are fitted to the measurements by least squares. Hypocenter at a depth of 5.5 km. P wave: 6 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.05 s.
Station measurements
P- and S-wave arrivals and ground displacement measured at each station. Click a column heading to change the order.
| km | ° | UTC | UTC | s | nm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgian seismic network (Royal Observatory of Belgium)6 stations | ||||||
| SKQSteenkerque | 6.2 | 8 | 14:20:17.89+1.55 s | – | – | – |
| RQRRonquières | 11.2 | 83 | 14:20:18.54+2.20 s | 14:20:20.47+4.13 s | 1.93 | 10.2 |
| SNFSeneffe | 17.9 | 121 | 14:20:19.54+3.20 s | – | – | – |
| LESLessines | 20.5 | 309 | 14:20:20.04+3.70 s | 14:20:22.59+6.25 s | 2.55 | – |
| OT5OT5-Genappe | 26.7 | 82 | 14:20:21.14+4.80 s | – | – | – |
| OTTOttignies | 35.6 | 78 | 14:20:22.51+6.17 s | – | – | – |
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