ROUVREUX (BE)

Known mine explosion3 May 2012

Magnitude
1.8ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
14:01:042012-05-03
UTC
12:01:042012-05-03

Main parameters

Date and time2012-05-03 12:01:04 UTC
2012-05-03 14:01:04 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.8
Epicentral coordinates50.498° N, 5.623° E
Uncertainty ± 4.6 km
Event IDROB 4725

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2012-05-03 15:14:33 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
6
Epicentral distance
10.4 – 85.9km
Mean velocity, P wave
5.9km/s
Mean velocity, S wave
3.2km/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: 6 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.27 s. S wave: 5 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)6 stations
STISart Tilman10.433612:01:05.99+1.99 s–––
LCHLa Chartreuse15.835412:01:07.22+3.22 s12:01:09.95+5.95 s2.73–
CLAClavier24.424912:01:07.82+3.82 s12:01:10.99+6.99 s3.17–
MEMSMembach30.16612:01:09.14+5.14 s12:01:13.70+9.70 s4.5661.3
GESGesves40.125212:01:10.82+6.82 s12:01:16.43+12.43 s5.61–
DOUDourbes85.923912:01:18.88+14.88 s12:01:31.30+27.30 s12.42–
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