MARCHOVELETTE (BE)

Known mine explosion13 February 2014

Magnitude
1.2ML
Depth
1.2km ± 4.9
Belgian time
14:20:552014-02-13
UTC
13:20:552014-02-13

Main parameters

Date and time2014-02-13 13:20:55 UTC
2014-02-13 14:20:55 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.2
Epicentral coordinates50.529° N, 4.955° E
Uncertainty ± 2.0 km
Depth of hypocenter1.2 ± 4.9 km
Event IDROB 5048

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2014-02-14 11:13:42 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
18.6 – 95.1km
Mean velocity, P wave
5.6km/s
Mean velocity, S wave
3.3km/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. Hypocenter at a depth of 1.2 km. P wave: 11 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.36 s. S wave: 5 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.51 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)11 stations
GESGesves18.615013:20:58.52+2.67 s–––
CLAClavier27.511613:21:00.50+4.65 s13:21:02.84+6.99 s2.3411.5
MRDMaredsous28.520813:21:00.95+5.10 s13:21:04.49+8.64 s3.5421.8
STISart Tilman43.68213:21:03.92+8.07 s–––
RCHRochefort45.915513:21:03.52+7.67 s13:21:09.86+14.01 s6.34–
LCHLa Chartreuse47.37513:21:03.38+7.53 s13:21:10.00+14.15 s6.62–
DOUDourbes54.620813:21:05.53+9.68 s–––
SKQSteenkerque63.428313:21:06.39+10.54 s–––
MEMHMembach75.38313:21:08.56+12.71 s13:21:18.40+22.55 s9.84–
HOUHouvegnez77.110413:21:09.53+13.68 s–––
KLBKalborn95.112013:21:12.40+16.55 s–––
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