Saint Lambert (BE)

Known mine explosion12 November 2008

Magnitude
0.6ML
Depth
3.3km ± 6.3
Belgian time
13:06:112008-11-12
UTC
12:06:112008-11-12

Main parameters

Date and time2008-11-12 12:06:11 UTC
2008-11-12 13:06:11 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 0.6
Epicentral coordinates50.210° N, 4.519° E
Uncertainty ± 5.2 km
Depth of hypocenter3.3 ± 6.3 km
Event IDROB 3921

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
4
Epicentral distance
13.9 – 50.9km
Mean velocity, P wave
6.0km/s
Mean velocity, S wave
3.3km/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 3.3 km. P wave: 4 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.12 s. S wave: 4 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.22 s.

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)4 stations
DOUDourbes13.915712:06:14.70+2.73 s12:06:16.52+4.55 s1.824.9
MRDMaredsous20.56012:06:15.68+3.71 s12:06:18.14+6.17 s2.468.3
GESGesves44.96412:06:19.67+7.70 s12:06:25.63+13.66 s5.96–
RCHRochefort50.99712:06:20.47+8.50 s12:06:27.89+15.92 s7.42–
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