DOVER STRAIT

Suspected mine explosion8 April 2011

Magnitude
2.8ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
07:21:302011-04-08
UTC
05:21:302011-04-08

Main parameters

Date and time2011-04-08 05:21:30 UTC
2011-04-08 07:21:30 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.8
Epicentral coordinates51.050° N, 1.580° E
Uncertainty ± 16.4 km
Event IDROB 4507

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2011-04-08 18:37:34 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
15
Epicentral distance
93.0 – 338.8km
  • 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)13 stations
ZEVZevekote93.08405:21:54.07+23.89 s–––
OSTBOostende97.47705:21:54.06+23.88 s05:22:04.59+34.41 s10.538.1
SKQSteenkerque181.610305:22:07.09+36.91 s–––
BOUBougnies182.511305:22:07.81+37.63 s05:22:28.73+58.55 s20.92–
RQRRonquières192.810405:22:08.72+38.54 s–––
DOUH1Dourbes238.511505:22:14.55+44.37 s–––
MRDMaredsous240.210905:22:14.67+44.49 s–––
MOLAMol246.18405:22:16.10+45.92 s–––
GESGesves258.510505:22:20.83+50.65 s–––
CLAClavier271.910405:22:18.88+48.70 s–––
RCHRochefort276.711005:22:23.48+53.30 s–––
MEMH1Membach315.89705:22:24.68+54.50 s–––
MEMSMembach315.99705:22:23.88+53.70 s–––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)2 stations
MCH1MICHAELCHURCH334.729005:22:29.79+59.61 s–––
JSASAINT AUBIN338.823405:22:28.19+58.01 s–––
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