RETINNE (BE)

Controlled explosion5 July 2016

Magnitude
1.4ML
Depth
12.4km ± 2.5
Belgian time
14:15:332016-07-05
UTC
12:15:332016-07-05

Main parameters

Date and time2016-07-05 12:15:33 UTC
2016-07-05 14:15:33 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.4
Epicentral coordinates50.627° N, 5.702° E
Uncertainty ± 1.8 km
Depth of hypocenter12.4 ± 2.5 km
Event IDROB 5538

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2016-07-06 06:59:47 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
9
Epicentral distance
7.4 – 75.5km
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 12.4 km. P wave: 9 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.22 s. S wave: 8 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.42 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)9 stations
LCHLa Chartreuse7.428012:15:35.73+2.00 s12:15:38.09+4.36 s2.36–
STISart Tilman10.924312:15:35.85+2.12 s–––
MEMHMembach21.99512:15:37.91+4.18 s12:15:41.26+7.53 s3.35–
MRGMont Rigi29.411612:15:39.07+5.34 s12:15:43.32+9.59 s4.25–
TNLTernell30.69812:15:39.18+5.45 s12:15:43.93+10.20 s4.75–
CLAClavier36.623112:15:40.19+6.46 s12:15:44.88+11.15 s4.6920.4
HOUHouvegnez37.214512:15:39.93+6.20 s12:15:45.01+11.28 s5.0820.8
KLBKalborn65.415412:15:44.95+11.22 s12:15:52.68+18.95 s7.73–
MRDMaredsous75.524212:15:46.98+13.25 s12:15:56.89+23.16 s9.91–
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