SOUTHERN NORTH SEA

Suspected mine explosion17 March 2011

Magnitude
1.3ML
Depth
0.6km ± 0.7
Belgian time
22:47:202011-03-17
UTC
21:47:202011-03-17

Main parameters

Date and time2011-03-17 21:47:20 UTC
2011-03-17 22:47:20 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.3
Epicentral coordinates52.099° N, 3.324° E
Uncertainty ± 1.6 km
Depth of hypocenter0.6 ± 0.7 km
Event IDROB 4497

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
8
Epicentral distance
99.5 – 250.0km
  • 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°UTCUTCsnm
Belgian seismic network (Royal Observatory of Belgium)8 stations
OSTBOostende99.519621:47:37.21+16.85 s21:47:49.92+29.56 s12.716.1
ZEVZevekote111.019521:47:39.47+19.11 s21:47:51.94+31.58 s12.47–
DSLBDessel154.412821:47:46.05+25.69 s–––
SKQSteenkerque169.716221:47:47.97+27.61 s21:48:09.05+48.69 s21.08–
GESGesves227.014621:47:55.23+34.87 s–––
CLAClavier232.414321:47:55.95+35.59 s21:48:26.73+66.37 s30.78–
DOUDourbes240.115821:47:56.63+36.27 s–––
MEMHMembach250.013021:47:57.98+37.62 s–––
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