NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion22 May 2018

Magnitude
2.3ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
17:21:312018-05-22
UTC
15:21:312018-05-22

Main parameters

Date and time2018-05-22 15:21:31 UTC
2018-05-22 17:21:31 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.3
Epicentral coordinates51.267° N, 2.606° E
Uncertainty ± 11.2 km
Event IDROB 6670

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2018-05-30 15:45:43 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
11
Epicentral distance
124.3 – 279.5km
  • 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°UTCUTCs
Belgian seismic network (Royal Observatory of Belgium)11 stations
SKQSteenkerque124.312315:21:54.05+22.18 s––
UCCSUccle133.711215:21:55.09+23.22 s––
RQRRonquières135.512215:21:55.31+23.44 s––
BOUBougnies135.813515:21:55.04+23.17 s––
BRQBracquegnies138.712915:21:55.31+23.44 s––
MRDMaredsous186.512415:22:02.89+31.02 s15:22:22.68+50.81 s19.79
DOUDourbes191.713215:22:02.02+30.15 s15:22:25.70+53.83 s23.68
GESGesves200.511815:22:03.60+31.73 s––
MEMSMembach250.210615:22:10.04+38.17 s––
MRGMont Rigi258.110815:22:11.34+39.47 s––
KLBKalborn279.511615:22:13.34+41.47 s––
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