NORTH SEA (BE)

Controlled explosion16 August 2017

Magnitude
1.4ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
13:29:332017-08-16
UTC
11:29:332017-08-16

Main parameters

Date and time2017-08-16 11:29:33 UTC
2017-08-16 13:29:33 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.4
Epicentral coordinates51.489° N, 2.985° E
Event IDROB 5830

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2017-08-16 14:03:07 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
105.4 – 247.0km
  • 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)9 stations
LESLessines105.414511:29:49.76+16.63 s11:30:01.44+28.31 s11.68–
SKQSteenkerque120.914011:29:52.20+19.07 s–––
RQRRonquières131.213811:29:53.88+20.75 s–––
SNFSeneffe141.914011:29:55.81+22.68 s–––
DSLBDessel147.610011:29:55.43+22.30 s11:30:13.22+40.09 s17.793.9
MRDMaredsous182.113611:30:01.13+28.00 s11:30:23.12+49.99 s21.995.3
GESGesves192.112911:30:02.12+28.99 s11:30:22.17+49.04 s20.05–
CLAClavier201.612511:30:03.17+30.04 s–––
HOUHouvegnez247.012011:29:54.42+21.29 s–––
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