NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion19 September 2018

Magnitude
2.7ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
11:14:512018-09-19
UTC
09:14:512018-09-19

Main parameters

Date and time2018-09-19 09:14:51 UTC
2018-09-19 11:14:51 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.7
Epicentral coordinates51.584° N, 2.611° E
Uncertainty ± 4.5 km
Event IDROB 7175

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2018-09-19 12:57:18 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
12
Epicentral distance
129.8 – 296.5km
  • 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)12 stations
LESLessines129.813809:15:13.51+21.88 s09:15:27.62+35.99 s14.11
SKQSteenkerque146.213509:15:16.24+24.61 s09:15:31.44+39.81 s15.20
RQRRonquières156.813309:15:18.10+26.47 s––
BOUBougnies162.614409:15:19.97+28.34 s––
BRQBracquegnies162.713809:15:19.14+27.51 s––
MRDMaredsous208.113209:15:26.14+34.51 s09:15:49.13+57.50 s22.99
DOUDourbes216.613909:15:25.49+33.86 s09:15:51.75+60.12 s26.26
GESGesves219.1127–09:15:52.82+61.19 s–
CLAClavier229.012309:15:28.68+37.05 s––
MEMSMembach261.611309:15:32.45+40.82 s––
HOUHouvegnez274.811909:15:33.78+42.15 s––
KLBKalborn296.512209:15:36.54+44.91 s––
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