BELGIAN COAST

Known mine explosion21 February 2010

Magnitude
2.1ML
Depth
0.9km ± 7.3
Belgian time
11:56:222010-02-21
UTC
10:56:222010-02-21

Main parameters

Date and time2010-02-21 10:56:22 UTC
2010-02-21 11:56:22 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.1
Epicentral coordinates51.650° N, 3.292° E
Uncertainty ± 3.8 km
Depth of hypocenter0.9 ± 7.3 km
Event IDROB 3829

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2010-02-23 12:41:25 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
14
Epicentral distance
63.2 – 299.4km
  • 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)14 stations
ZEVZevekote63.220610:56:33.57+10.78 s–––
SKQSteenkerque124.315310:56:44.03+21.24 s10:56:58.90+36.11 s14.8738.4
DSLSDessel131.811010:56:44.53+21.74 s10:57:00.16+37.37 s15.63–
RQRRonquières133.215010:56:45.21+22.42 s–––
SNFSeneffe144.515110:56:46.76+23.97 s–––
BOUBougnies147.616210:56:48.12+25.33 s–––
MRDMaredsous182.314510:56:53.08+30.29 s–––
GESGesves188.913710:56:52.93+30.14 s–––
EBNEben-Emael191.811910:56:54.03+31.24 s–––
DOUDourbes195.815210:56:53.19+30.40 s10:57:15.27+52.48 s22.0810.5
CLAClavier196.513310:56:53.25+30.46 s10:57:17.22+54.43 s23.97–
STISart Tilman198.512610:56:53.65+30.86 s–––
MEMSMembach222.712010:56:56.57+33.78 s10:57:24.62+61.83 s28.0512.3
WLFWalferdange299.413610:57:08.08+45.29 s10:57:46.93+84.14 s38.859.3
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