NORTH SEA

Suspected mine explosion8 March 2011

Magnitude
1.8ML
Depth
1.0km
Belgian time
22:43:412011-03-08
UTC
21:43:412011-03-08

Main parameters

Date and time2011-03-08 21:43:41 UTC
2011-03-08 22:43:41 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.8
Epicentral coordinates51.371° N, 2.947° E
Uncertainty ± 26.9 km
Depth of hypocenter1.0 km
Event IDROB 4441

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2011-03-09 07:16:12 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
14.8 – 196.7km
  • 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)6 stations
OSTBOostende14.818221:43:43.69+2.59 s––
RQRRonquières123.713321:44:00.48+19.38 s––
MRDMaredsous174.913221:44:08.71+27.61 s––
DOUH1Dourbes183.614021:44:11.99+30.89 s––
GESGesves186.312521:44:11.39+30.29 s––
CLAClavier196.712221:44:11.16+30.06 s––
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