SAINT-HADELIN (BE)

Known mine explosion8 February 2016

Magnitude
2.0ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
14:14:122016-02-08
UTC
13:14:122016-02-08

Main parameters

Date and time2016-02-08 13:14:12 UTC
2016-02-08 14:14:12 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.0
Epicentral coordinates50.605° N, 5.715° E
Uncertainty ± 2.1 km
Event IDROB 5456

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2016-02-08 14:25:54 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
14
Epicentral distance
9.1 – 109.2km
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. Depth not determined: hypocenter placed at the surface for the calculation. P wave: 14 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.22 s. S wave: 10 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.45 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°UTCUTCs
Belgian seismic network (Royal Observatory of Belgium)13 stations
LCHLa Chartreuse9.129513:14:13.62+1.07 s13:14:15.10+2.55 s1.48
STISart Tilman11.025713:14:13.65+1.10 s13:14:15.09+2.54 s1.44
MEMSMembach20.98913:14:15.66+3.11 s––
MEMHMembach20.98913:14:15.66+3.11 s13:14:18.55+6.00 s2.89
EBNEben-Emael21.635313:14:16.05+3.50 s––
MRGMont Rigi27.611213:14:16.64+4.09 s13:14:19.96+7.41 s3.32
TNLTernell29.59413:14:17.04+4.49 s––
HOUHouvegnez34.714313:14:18.10+5.55 s13:14:22.69+10.14 s4.59
GESGesves50.824213:14:21.23+8.68 s13:14:27.91+15.36 s6.68
RCHRochefort60.921513:14:23.21+10.66 s––
MRDMaredsous75.224413:14:25.32+12.77 s13:14:33.95+21.40 s8.63
DOUDourbes97.823513:14:29.13+16.58 s13:14:41.59+29.04 s12.46
WLFWalferdange109.216313:14:31.44+18.89 s13:14:44.33+31.78 s12.89
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve23.44113:14:16.36+3.81 s13:14:19.92+7.37 s3.56
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