NORTH SEA

Known mine explosion3 May 2015

Magnitude
1.5ML
Depth
7.0km ± 3.6
Belgian time
15:28:262015-05-03
UTC
13:28:262015-05-03

Main parameters

Date and time2015-05-03 13:28:26 UTC
2015-05-03 15:28:26 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.5
Epicentral coordinates51.529° N, 2.872° E
Uncertainty ± 3.8 km
Depth of hypocenter7.0 ± 3.6 km
Event IDROB 5320

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2015-05-04 11:18:47 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
12
Epicentral distance
32.7 – 242.6km
  • 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)12 stations
OSTBOostende32.717213:28:31.99+5.33 s13:28:36.61+9.95 s4.62–
ZEVZevekote43.617713:28:33.77+7.11 s13:28:40.07+13.41 s6.30–
LESLessines113.614313:28:45.81+19.15 s13:28:59.07+32.41 s13.26–
SKQSteenkerque129.413913:28:48.54+21.88 s13:29:03.25+36.59 s14.71–
RQRRonquières139.813713:28:50.22+23.56 s–––
BRQBracquegnies146.514213:28:51.09+24.43 s–––
BOUBougnies147.514913:28:51.11+24.45 s–––
SNFSeneffe150.413813:28:51.62+24.96 s–––
MRDMaredsous190.813513:28:56.95+30.29 s13:29:18.36+51.70 s21.41–
DOUDourbes200.414213:28:57.27+30.61 s13:29:21.65+54.99 s24.384.4
CLAClavier210.612513:28:59.22+32.56 s13:29:25.29+58.63 s26.073.9
MEMHMembach242.611413:29:03.02+36.36 s13:29:30.19+63.53 s27.17–
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