NORTH SEA

Known mine explosion1 April 2016

Magnitude
1.9ML
Depth
9.9km ± 8.1
Belgian time
00:29:052016-04-01
UTC
22:29:052016-03-31

Main parameters

Date and time2016-03-31 22:29:05 UTC
2016-04-01 00:29:05 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.9
Epicentral coordinates51.988° N, 3.418° E
Uncertainty ± 11.6 km
Depth of hypocenter9.9 ± 8.1 km
Event IDROB 5474

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2016-04-01 10:09:55 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
15
Epicentral distance
101.3 – 256.5km
  • 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)15 stations
ZEVZevekote101.320122:29:22.14+16.97 s–––
MOLTMol144.112622:29:28.85+23.68 s–––
LESLessines145.116822:29:29.09+23.92 s22:29:46.57+41.40 s17.4816.2
UCCBUccle147.915322:29:28.66+23.49 s–––
SKQSteenkerque156.016322:29:29.95+24.78 s–––
RQRRonquières163.816022:29:31.34+26.17 s–––
BRQBracquegnies175.016322:29:33.12+27.95 s–––
SNFSeneffe175.115922:29:32.67+27.50 s–––
MRDMaredsous210.015322:29:35.95+30.78 s–––
CLAClavier218.614222:29:37.82+32.65 s–––
DOUDourbes226.215822:29:38.93+33.76 s–––
MEMHMembach237.112922:29:39.46+34.29 s22:30:06.95+61.78 s27.49–
RCHRochefort240.114722:29:39.93+34.76 s–––
TNLTernell245.212822:29:40.63+35.46 s–––
HOUHouvegnez256.513422:29:41.25+36.08 s–––
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