BERTOGNE (BE)

Suspected rockburst13 May 2015

Magnitude
1.9ML
Depth
9.6km ± 12.1
Belgian time
14:25:292015-05-13
UTC
12:25:292015-05-13

Main parameters

Date and time2015-05-13 12:25:29 UTC
2015-05-13 14:25:29 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.9
Epicentral coordinates50.058° N, 5.637° E
Uncertainty ± 3.1 km
Depth of hypocenter9.6 ± 12.1 km
Event IDROB 5323

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2015-05-13 15:00:20 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
31.3 – 74.7km
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 9.6 km. P wave: 7 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.48 s. S wave: 8 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.70 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
RCHRochefort31.329012:25:34.24+4.62 s12:25:39.01+9.39 s4.77–
HOUHouvegnez42.13812:25:37.09+7.47 s12:25:42.00+12.38 s4.91–
CLAClavier46.832912:25:38.08+8.46 s12:25:44.20+14.58 s6.1244.3
GESGesves53.531312:25:37.97+8.35 s12:25:45.60+15.98 s7.63–
MRGMont Rigi59.33212:25:39.99+10.37 s12:25:46.34+16.72 s6.35–
MEMSMembach66.82312:25:41.42+11.80 s12:25:48.93+19.31 s7.5135.3
MRDMaredsous67.8294–12:25:50.91+21.29 s–28.0
DOUDourbes74.727412:25:42.69+13.07 s12:25:50.76+21.14 s8.07–
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