GELBRESSEE (BE)

Known mine explosion1 April 2016

Magnitude
1.4ML
Depth
3.2km ± 8.9
Belgian time
14:22:302016-04-01
UTC
12:22:302016-04-01

Main parameters

Date and time2016-04-01 12:22:30 UTC
2016-04-01 14:22:30 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.4
Epicentral coordinates50.502° N, 4.962° E
Uncertainty ± 2.2 km
Depth of hypocenter3.2 ± 8.9 km
Event IDROB 5475

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2016-04-01 14:45:03 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
10
Epicentral distance
25.9 – 93.2km
Mean velocity, P wave
5.8km/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 3.2 km. P wave: 10 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.47 s. S wave: 7 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.50 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)10 stations
CLAClavier25.911112:22:35.01+4.05 s12:22:37.83+6.87 s2.8229.5
MRDMaredsous26.221212:22:35.66+4.70 s12:22:39.34+8.38 s3.68–
RCHRochefort43.015412:22:38.06+7.10 s12:22:43.43+12.47 s5.37–
STISart Tilman43.67812:22:39.21+8.25 s–––
DOUDourbes52.321012:22:39.67+8.71 s12:22:46.64+15.68 s6.9715.1
SKQSteenkerque64.628512:22:41.48+10.52 s–––
MEMSMembach75.28112:22:43.74+12.78 s12:22:53.79+22.83 s10.05–
HOUHouvegnez75.910212:22:43.12+12.16 s12:22:52.96+22.00 s9.84–
MRGMont Rigi79.08912:22:44.44+13.48 s12:22:54.75+23.79 s10.31–
KLBKalborn93.211812:22:47.48+16.52 s–––
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