MAGNEE (BE)

Known mine explosion28 February 2014

Magnitude
1.4ML
Depth
1.8km ± 7.4
Belgian time
13:50:042014-02-28
UTC
12:50:042014-02-28

Main parameters

Date and time2014-02-28 12:50:04 UTC
2014-02-28 13:50:04 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.4
Epicentral coordinates50.589° N, 5.698° E
Uncertainty ± 2.2 km
Depth of hypocenter1.8 ± 7.4 km
Event IDROB 5061

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2014-04-10 08:54:11 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
8
Epicentral distance
9.0 – 95.8km
Mean velocity, P wave
6.0km/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 1.8 km. P wave: 8 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.61 s. S wave: 6 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.61 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)8 stations
LCHLa Chartreuse9.030912:50:04.53+0.11 s12:50:06.25+1.83 s1.7252.6
STISart Tilman9.526612:50:06.25+1.83 s–––
MEMSMembach22.28412:50:08.18+3.76 s12:50:11.52+7.10 s3.3432.5
EBNEben-Emael23.235712:50:08.58+4.16 s12:50:12.16+7.74 s3.58–
MRGMont Rigi28.110812:50:08.48+4.06 s–––
TNLTernell30.69012:50:09.63+5.21 s12:50:13.75+9.33 s4.12–
GESGesves48.924312:50:13.32+8.90 s12:50:19.95+15.53 s6.63–
DOUDourbes95.823512:50:20.12+15.70 s12:50:33.01+28.59 s12.89–
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