QUENAST (BE)

Known mine explosion14 November 2008

Magnitude
–
Depth
1.6km ± 5.0
Belgian time
15:00:532008-11-14
UTC
14:00:532008-11-14

Main parameters

Date and time2008-11-14 14:00:53 UTC
2008-11-14 15:00:53 Belgian time
Magnitude–
Epicentral coordinates50.661° N, 4.154° E
Uncertainty ± 7.2 km
Depth of hypocenter1.6 ± 5.0 km
Event IDROB 3938

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
3
Epicentral distance
5.4 – 19.1km
  • 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)3 stations
SKQSteenkerque5.425514:00:54.68+1.25 s14:00:55.20+1.77 s0.52
RQRRonquières8.014114:00:54.89+1.46 s14:00:55.97+2.54 s1.08
SNFSeneffe19.115114:00:57.08+3.65 s––
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