MIDDELKERKEBANK (NORTH SEA)

Known mine explosion19 April 2010

Magnitude
2.0ML
Depth
0.1km ± 4.3
Belgian time
20:25:022010-04-19
UTC
18:25:022010-04-19

Main parameters

Date and time2010-04-19 18:25:02 UTC
2010-04-19 20:25:02 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.0
Epicentral coordinates51.315° N, 2.710° E
Uncertainty ± 3.9 km
Depth of hypocenter0.1 ± 4.3 km
Event IDROB 3858

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
15
Epicentral distance
18.1 – 275.5km
  • 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)15 stations
OSTBOostende18.111818:25:05.08+3.03 s18:25:07.18+5.13 s2.10–
ZEVZevekote23.814618:25:06.28+4.23 s–––
SKQSteenkerque121.412718:25:22.22+20.17 s18:25:37.02+34.97 s14.80–
RQRRonquières132.512618:25:24.12+22.07 s–––
BOUBougnies134.813918:25:25.37+23.32 s18:25:41.78+39.73 s16.41–
SNFSeneffe142.312818:25:26.02+23.97 s18:25:42.94+40.89 s16.92–
DSLSDessel164.69218:25:29.33+27.28 s–––
DOUDourbes190.113518:25:31.96+29.91 s18:25:56.06+54.01 s24.1011.9
GESGesves196.812118:25:32.87+30.82 s18:25:57.74+55.69 s24.87–
CLAClavier207.911818:25:34.20+32.15 s–––
EBNEben-Emael215.910418:25:33.72+31.67 s–––
STISart Tilman216.411118:25:35.52+33.47 s–––
RCHRochefort219.612518:25:35.04+32.99 s18:26:01.27+59.22 s26.23–
MEMSMembach244.810718:25:38.80+36.75 s–––
KLBKalborn275.511818:25:42.99+40.94 s–––
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