SAMBREVILLE (BE)

Known mine explosion17 September 2015

Magnitude
1.0ML
Depth
6.4km ± 9.3
Belgian time
14:02:042015-09-17
UTC
12:02:042015-09-17

Main parameters

Date and time2015-09-17 12:02:04 UTC
2015-09-17 14:02:04 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.0
Epicentral coordinates50.416° N, 4.599° E
Uncertainty ± 2.8 km
Depth of hypocenter6.4 ± 9.3 km
Event IDROB 5407

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2015-09-17 15:06:22 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
17.4 – 102.4km
Mean velocity, P wave
5.7km/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 6.4 km. P wave: 7 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.44 s. S wave: 6 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 1.04 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)7 stations
MRDMaredsous17.413612:02:06.46+2.46 s12:02:08.27+4.27 s1.81–
SNFSeneffe24.829612:02:08.83+4.83 s12:02:12.77+8.77 s3.94–
GESGesves34.895–12:02:14.36+10.36 s––
DOUDourbes35.718012:02:10.38+6.38 s12:02:15.89+11.89 s5.5110.4
SKQSteenkerque45.130512:02:11.88+7.88 s12:02:16.01+12.01 s4.13–
CLAClavier50.08912:02:11.98+7.98 s12:02:18.77+14.77 s6.793.9
MEMHMembach102.47712:02:22.29+18.29 s–––
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve102.06712:02:21.58+17.58 s–––
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