North Sea

Controlled explosion5 July 2018

Magnitude
2.8ML
Depth
0.2km ± 8.6
Belgian time
18:12:492018-07-05
UTC
16:12:492018-07-05

Main parameters

Date and time2018-07-05 16:12:49 UTC
2018-07-05 18:12:49 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.8
Epicentral coordinates52.400° N, 2.604° E
Uncertainty ± 5.6 km
Depth of hypocenter0.2 ± 8.6 km
Event IDROB 6900

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2018-07-11 11:02:58 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
17
Epicentral distance
142.0 – 354.0km
  • 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°UTCUTCs
Belgian seismic network (Royal Observatory of Belgium)14 stations
ZEVZevekote142.017216:13:13.59+24.08 s16:13:30.18+40.67 s16.59
UCCSUccle215.914516:13:23.58+34.07 s16:13:49.58+60.07 s26.00
MOLTMol216.112716:13:23.99+34.48 s––
MOLSMol216.112716:13:23.92+34.41 s––
SKQSteenkerque220.115216:13:22.63+33.12 s––
RQRRonquières229.115016:13:25.62+36.11 s––
BRQBracquegnies238.615316:13:30.50+40.99 s––
BOUBougnies242.415716:13:26.11+36.60 s––
GESGesves283.014116:13:31.54+42.03 s––
LCHLa Chartreuse285.613216:13:32.31+42.80 s––
CLAClavier289.413916:13:32.36+42.85 s––
DOUDourbes291.615116:13:31.24+41.73 s––
MEMSMembach309.212916:13:35.23+45.72 s––
KLBKalborn354.013516:13:39.92+50.41 s––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)3 stations
LMKMarket Rasen229.530216:13:25.32+35.81 s––
CWFCHARNWOOD FOREST267.928016:13:30.18+40.67 s––
STNCSTOKE333.828516:13:38.14+48.63 s––
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