NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion14 September 2018

Magnitude
2.9ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
09:46:222018-09-14
UTC
07:46:222018-09-14

Main parameters

Date and time2018-09-14 07:46:22 UTC
2018-09-14 09:46:22 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.9
Epicentral coordinates51.511° N, 2.809° E
Uncertainty ± 4.3 km
Event IDROB 7170

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2018-09-14 10:10:25 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
19
Epicentral distance
42.0 – 421.8km
  • 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)15 stations
ZEVZevekote42.017107:46:29.64+7.05 s––
LESLessines114.714007:46:41.98+19.39 s––
SKQSteenkerque130.813707:46:44.59+22.00 s––
UCCSUccle134.412607:46:44.86+22.27 s––
RQRRonquières141.313507:46:46.38+23.79 s––
BRQBracquegnies147.614007:46:47.67+25.08 s––
BOUBougnies148.114707:46:48.16+25.57 s––
MRDMaredsous192.513407:46:54.52+31.93 s––
OPTBOpitter202.010207:46:55.28+32.69 s––
GESGesves203.212707:46:54.65+32.06 s––
CLAClavier213.112407:46:56.03+33.44 s––
MEMSMembach245.711307:46:59.88+37.29 s––
MRGMont Rigi254.711507:47:01.42+38.83 s––
HOUHouvegnez258.811907:47:01.69+39.10 s––
KLBKalborn280.512307:47:04.36+41.77 s––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)3 stations
LMKMarket Rasen303.731707:47:07.87+45.28 s––
CWFCHARNWOOD FOREST313.229707:47:08.57+45.98 s––
HPKHAVERAH PARK404.731407:47:19.57+56.98 s––
German Regional Seismic Network (BGR, Germany)1 station
TNSTaunus Observatorium Kleiner Feldberg421.810807:47:22.34+59.75 s––
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