CONSTHUM (LU)

Known mine explosion23 May 2014

Magnitude
1.6ML
Depth
3.8km ± 6.7
Belgian time
16:27:502014-05-23
UTC
14:27:502014-05-23

Main parameters

Date and time2014-05-23 14:27:50 UTC
2014-05-23 16:27:50 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.6
Epicentral coordinates49.987° N, 6.045° E
Uncertainty ± 1.4 km
Depth of hypocenter3.8 ± 6.7 km
Event IDROB 5125

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2014-05-26 14:45:13 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
9
Epicentral distance
12.7 – 104.5km
Mean velocity, P wave
6.0km/s
Mean velocity, S wave
3.4km/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 3.8 km. P wave: 9 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.36 s. S wave: 4 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.24 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)9 stations
VIAVianden12.711714:27:52.88+2.06 s14:27:54.73+3.91 s1.85249.1
KLBKalborn13.32014:27:53.29+2.47 s–––
WLFWalferdange36.816814:27:57.03+6.21 s14:28:01.91+11.09 s4.8820.8
HOUHouvegnez40.935614:27:58.04+7.22 s–––
RCHRochefort61.428814:28:01.26+10.44 s14:28:08.48+17.66 s7.22–
MEMHMembach69.235814:28:02.97+12.15 s–––
GESGesves81.430314:28:05.04+14.22 s–––
MRDMaredsous97.729114:28:06.50+15.68 s–––
DOUDourbes104.527714:28:08.34+17.52 s14:28:21.59+30.77 s13.254.5
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