FAULX-LES-TOMBES (BE)
Known mine explosion9 October 2008
- Magnitude
- 0.7ML
- Depth
- 4.4km ± 20.8
- Belgian time
- 14:16:102008-10-09
- UTC
- 12:16:102008-10-09
Main parameters
| Date and time | 2008-10-09 12:16:10 UTC 2008-10-09 14:16:10 Belgian time |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | ML 0.7 |
| Epicentral coordinates | 50.421° N, 5.027° E Uncertainty ± 5.8 km |
| Depth of hypocenter | 4.4 ± 20.8 km |
| Event ID | ROB 3784 |
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
- 10
- Epicentral distance
- 5.9 – 85.0km
- Mean velocity, P wave
- 5.2km/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 4.4 km. P wave: 10 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 1.15 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)10 stations | ||||||
| GESGesves | 5.9 | 133 | 12:16:11.52+0.62 s | – | – | – |
| CLAClavier | 19.5 | 91 | 12:16:13.90+3.00 s | 12:16:17.06+6.16 s | 3.16 | – |
| MRDMaredsous | 22.7 | 234 | 12:16:14.10+3.20 s | – | – | – |
| GRZGrand Leez | 25.5 | 314 | 12:16:12.61+1.71 s | – | – | – |
| RCHRochefort | 32.9 | 154 | 12:16:16.36+5.46 s | – | – | – |
| STISart Tilman | 42.1 | 65 | 12:16:16.56+5.66 s | – | – | – |
| OT5OT5-Genappe | 47.5 | 299 | 12:16:21.45+10.55 s | – | – | – |
| DOUDourbes | 47.6 | 220 | 12:16:18.96+8.06 s | 12:16:25.20+14.30 s | 6.24 | 3.3 |
| MEMSMembach | 72.8 | 73 | 12:16:23.59+12.69 s | – | – | – |
| KLBKalborn | 85.0 | 114 | 12:16:25.57+14.67 s | – | – | – |
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