RESTEIGNE (BE)

Known mine explosion28 August 2013

Magnitude
1.3ML
Depth
9.6km ± 22.8
Belgian time
15:25:502013-08-28
UTC
13:25:502013-08-28

Main parameters

Date and time2013-08-28 13:25:50 UTC
2013-08-28 15:25:50 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.3
Epicentral coordinates50.050° N, 5.183° E
Uncertainty ± 3.6 km
Depth of hypocenter9.6 ± 22.8 km
Event IDROB 4942

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2013-08-28 15:48:16 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
5
Epicentral distance
40.8 – 102.9km
Mean velocity, P wave
5.4km/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. Hypocenter at a depth of 9.6 km. P wave: 5 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.31 s. S wave: 4 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.18 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)5 stations
MRDMaredsous40.831313:25:56.99+6.53 s13:26:02.57+12.11 s5.58–
CLAClavier41.91213:25:57.67+7.21 s13:26:03.17+12.71 s5.5014.2
DOUDourbes42.427713:25:57.87+7.41 s13:26:03.11+12.65 s5.24–
HOUHouvegnez67.76013:26:01.74+11.28 s13:26:10.54+20.08 s8.80–
SKQSteenkerque102.931113:26:08.92+18.46 s–––
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