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Known mine explosion23 May 2010

Magnitude
2.9ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
14:53:582010-05-23
UTC
12:53:582010-05-23

Main parameters

Date and time2010-05-23 12:53:58 UTC
2010-05-23 14:53:58 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.9
Epicentral coordinates50.461° N, 1.115° E
Uncertainty ± 8.3 km
Event IDROB 3880

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2010-05-23 17:12:25 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
10
Epicentral distance
154.8 – 347.3km
  • 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)8 stations
OSTBOostende154.85512:54:22.29+23.85 s––
BOUBougnies201.39112:54:27.79+29.35 s––
SKQSteenkerque211.28312:54:29.91+31.47 s––
RQRRonquières221.18512:54:29.27+30.83 s––
DOUH1Dourbes251.49812:54:34.91+36.47 s––
MRDMaredsous260.49212:54:38.23+39.79 s––
MOLBMol292.07212:54:40.39+41.95 s––
MEMMembach347.38512:54:45.78+47.34 s––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)2 stations
JSASAINT AUBIN275.524012:54:37.40+38.96 s––
MCH1MICHAELCHURCH334.230212:54:46.79+48.35 s––
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