NORTH SEA

Known mine explosion19 April 2011

Magnitude
2.3ML
Depth
1.0km ± 16.2
Belgian time
20:52:492011-04-19
UTC
18:52:492011-04-19

Main parameters

Date and time2011-04-19 18:52:49 UTC
2011-04-19 20:52:49 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.3
Epicentral coordinates51.698° N, 2.994° E
Uncertainty ± 9.3 km
Depth of hypocenter1.0 ± 16.2 km
Event IDROB 4513

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2011-04-20 07:52:44 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
19
Epicentral distance
51.3 – 315.9km
  • 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)16 stations
OSTBOostende51.318418:52:58.36+8.67 s18:53:03.73+14.04 s5.37116.2
ZEVZevekote62.718618:53:00.39+10.70 s18:53:09.23+19.54 s8.84–
UCCSUccle138.313618:53:13.01+23.32 s18:53:30.50+40.81 s17.49–
UCCH1Uccle138.313618:53:15.69+26.00 s–––
SKQSteenkerque139.214718:53:13.22+23.53 s–––
RQRRonquières148.914418:53:14.24+24.55 s18:53:33.19+43.50 s18.95–
DSLBDessel152.910918:53:14.55+24.86 s18:53:30.81+41.12 s16.26–
MOLBMol155.010918:53:16.49+26.80 s–––
BOUBougnies160.115518:53:16.10+26.41 s–––
MRDMaredsous199.014118:53:20.30+30.61 s–––
GESGesves207.013418:53:21.40+31.71 s–––
DOUDourbes210.914718:53:21.72+32.03 s18:53:44.70+55.01 s22.989.3
DOUH1Dourbes210.914718:53:22.27+32.58 s–––
CLAClavier215.413018:53:22.47+32.78 s–––
MEMH1Membach243.111918:53:28.08+38.39 s–––
MEMHMembach243.311918:53:25.72+36.03 s–––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)3 stations
SKPkophill262.927218:53:28.60+38.91 s–––
LMKMarket Rasen298.331218:53:31.60+41.91 s–––
CWFCHARNWOOD FOREST315.929318:53:33.70+44.01 s–––
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