NORTH SEA

Known mine explosion24 October 2013

Magnitude
2.3ML
Depth
0.1km ± 6.3
Belgian time
10:33:002013-10-24
UTC
08:33:002013-10-24

Main parameters

Date and time2013-10-24 08:33:00 UTC
2013-10-24 10:33:00 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.3
Epicentral coordinates51.467° N, 2.833° E
Uncertainty ± 3.8 km
Depth of hypocenter0.1 ± 6.3 km
Event IDROB 4989

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2013-10-28 11:23:12 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
15
Epicentral distance
37.0 – 255.1km
  • 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)14 stations
ZEVZevekote37.017308:33:06.61+5.94 s08:33:11.66+10.99 s5.05229.8
SKQSteenkerque126.213608:33:20.87+20.20 s08:33:34.94+34.27 s14.0753.3
UCCBUccle130.312408:33:21.07+20.40 s–––
RQRRonquières136.813408:33:22.56+21.89 s–––
BOUBougnies143.214608:33:24.30+23.63 s–––
SNFSeneffe147.313608:33:24.36+23.69 s–––
CSECourt-Saint-Etienne155.412708:33:25.48+24.81 s–––
MOLTMol159.59908:33:26.39+25.72 s––28.0
MRDMaredsous188.013308:33:29.65+28.98 s–––
DOUDourbes196.814008:33:30.51+29.84 s08:33:56.30+55.63 s25.7912.3
CLAClavier209.012308:33:32.05+31.38 s–––
RCHRochefort223.113008:33:33.76+33.09 s–––
MEMSMembach242.411208:33:36.08+35.41 s–––
HOUHouvegnez255.111808:33:38.27+37.60 s–––
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve230.610908:33:34.74+34.07 s–––
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