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Known mine explosion23 May 2010

Magnitude
2.6ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
13:00:352010-05-23
UTC
11:00:352010-05-23

Main parameters

Date and time2010-05-23 11:00:35 UTC
2010-05-23 13:00:35 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.6
Epicentral coordinates50.577° N, 0.936° E
Uncertainty ± 15.2 km
Event IDROB 3879

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2010-05-23 13:11:08 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
158.9 – 310.3km
  • 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°UTCUTCs
Belgian seismic network (Royal Observatory of Belgium)5 stations
OSTBOostende158.96211:01:00.09+24.39 s––
SKQSteenkerque222.78711:01:06.75+31.05 s––
RQRRonquières232.98811:01:08.95+33.25 s––
DOUH1Dourbes266.010011:01:12.31+36.61 s––
CLAClavier310.39211:01:21.00+45.30 s––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)1 station
JSASAINT AUBIN271.523711:01:15.19+39.49 s––
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