ROCHEFORT (BE)

Known mine explosion22 June 2011

Magnitude
2.2ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
17:44:352011-06-22
UTC
15:44:352011-06-22

Main parameters

Date and time2011-06-22 15:44:35 UTC
2011-06-22 17:44:35 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.2
Epicentral coordinates50.100° N, 5.190° E
Uncertainty ± 4.9 km
Event IDROB 4535

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2011-07-05 08:03:15 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
9
Epicentral distance
6.7 – 198.9km
Mean velocity, P wave
5.1km/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. Depth not determined: hypocenter placed at the surface for the calculation. P wave: 8 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.64 s.

Stations farther than 120 km are left out of the fit: the first waves to reach them have travelled beneath the crust, through the mantle, where they propagate faster.

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)9 stations
RCHRochefort6.72315:44:34.79−0.83 s––
GESGesves32.534715:44:39.32+3.70 s––
CLAClavier36.41315:44:39.69+4.07 s––
MRDMaredsous37.630715:44:39.69+4.07 s––
DOUDourbes42.626915:44:39.88+4.26 s––
MEMSMembach81.34615:44:48.37+12.75 s––
MEMHMembach81.34615:44:49.60+13.98 s––
WLFWalferdange84.412515:44:48.99+13.37 s––
ZEVZevekote198.930615:45:10.96+35.34 s––
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