NORTH SEA

Known mine explosion19 August 2012

Magnitude
1.9ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
14:31:172012-08-19
UTC
12:31:172012-08-19

Main parameters

Date and time2012-08-19 12:31:17 UTC
2012-08-19 14:31:17 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.9
Epicentral coordinates52.481° N, 2.338° E
Uncertainty ± 8.6 km
Event IDROB 4764

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2012-08-20 14:42:11 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
222.8 – 373.2km
  • 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)9 stations
LESLessines222.815112:31:52.90+35.47 s12:32:19.54+62.11 s26.647.8
DSLBDessel233.612512:31:53.06+35.63 s12:32:19.69+62.26 s26.63–
SKQSteenkerque236.914912:31:54.45+37.02 s12:32:15.91+58.48 s21.46–
RQRRonquières246.214712:31:55.23+37.80 s–––
GESGesves301.514012:32:01.76+44.33 s–––
CLAClavier308.313712:32:02.62+45.19 s12:32:41.23+83.80 s38.614.8
DOUDourbes308.614812:32:07.96+50.53 s–––
MEMHMembach329.012812:32:04.50+47.07 s–––
KLBKalborn373.213412:32:10.82+53.39 s–––
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