LIBRAMONT-CHEVIGNY (BE)

Known mine explosion19 April 2013

Magnitude
2.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
13:50:382013-04-19
UTC
11:50:382013-04-19

Main parameters

Date and time2013-04-19 11:50:38 UTC
2013-04-19 13:50:38 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.0
Epicentral coordinates49.853° N, 5.354° E
Uncertainty ± 4.1 km
Event IDROB 4844

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2013-04-19 14:12:59 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
11
Epicentral distance
60.7 – 126.9km
Mean velocity, P wave
6.3km/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: 10 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.65 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)10 stations
DOUDourbes60.729711:50:51.72+13.07 s11:50:58.23+19.58 s6.51
WLFWalferdange61.211011:50:52.93+14.28 s––
GESGesves62.234211:50:51.05+12.40 s11:50:57.34+18.69 s6.29
CLAClavier63.135711:50:50.82+12.17 s11:50:57.35+18.70 s6.53
MRDMaredsous65.232011:50:51.97+13.32 s11:50:58.82+20.17 s6.85
HOUHouvegnez72.74011:50:52.93+14.28 s––
SNFSeneffe105.831411:50:57.91+19.26 s––
EBNEben-Emael107.61211:50:58.91+20.26 s––
BOUBougnies117.130111:51:00.71+22.06 s––
SKQSteenkerque126.931511:51:02.99+24.34 s––
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve109.42211:50:59.06+20.41 s––
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