DOCHAMPS (BE)

Known mine explosion30 March 2011

Magnitude
2.0ML
Depth
1.0km ± 5.1
Belgian time
13:12:082011-03-30
UTC
11:12:082011-03-30

Main parameters

Date and time2011-03-30 11:12:08 UTC
2011-03-30 13:12:08 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.0
Epicentral coordinates50.211° N, 5.608° E
Uncertainty ± 3.1 km
Depth of hypocenter1.0 ± 5.1 km
Event IDROB 4505

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
31.8 – 119.0km
Mean velocity, P wave
6.3km/s
Mean velocity, S wave
3.4km/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 1.0 km. P wave: 8 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.51 s. S wave: 7 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.55 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)8 stations
CLAClavier31.831711:12:14.46+5.94 s11:12:18.70+10.18 s4.2497.9
GESGesves41.929811:12:15.99+7.47 s11:12:21.88+13.36 s5.89–
LCHLa Chartreuse47.735911:12:16.39+7.87 s11:12:23.73+15.21 s7.34–
MEMSMembach52.83311:12:18.27+9.75 s11:12:24.06+15.54 s5.79–
MRDMaredsous60.728011:12:18.89+10.37 s11:12:26.94+18.42 s8.05–
DOUDourbes73.526011:12:20.95+12.43 s11:12:29.62+21.10 s8.67–
RQRRonquières107.729511:12:25.51+16.99 s–––
SKQSteenkerque119.029511:12:29.01+20.49 s11:12:44.31+35.79 s15.30–
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