TOURNAI (BE)

Quarry blast9 November 2018

Magnitude
2.2ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
13:01:382018-11-09
UTC
12:01:382018-11-09

Main parameters

Date and time2018-11-09 12:01:38 UTC
2018-11-09 13:01:38 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.2
Epicentral coordinates50.591° N, 3.460° E
Uncertainty ± 1.8 km
Event IDROB 7395

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2018-11-21 15:22:25 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
15
Epicentral distance
41.1 – 163.8km
Mean velocity, P wave
5.6km/s
  • P wave
  • S wave
  • Curve fitted to the measurements
Notes and method

Curves: travel time of a direct wave in a homogeneous medium. The velocity of each wave and an origin-time shift, common to both, are fitted to the measurements by least squares. Depth not determined: hypocenter placed at the surface for the calculation. P wave: 9 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.33 s.

Stations farther than 120 km are left out of the fit: the first waves to reach them have travelled beneath the crust, through the mantle, where they propagate faster.

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
BOUBougnies41.112312:01:45.83+7.02 s––
SKQSteenkerque44.48112:01:45.98+7.17 s12:01:51.99+13.18 s6.01
BRQBracquegnies49.510412:01:47.16+8.35 s––
RQRRonquières54.28812:01:47.52+8.71 s––
UCCSUccle67.67012:01:49.61+10.80 s––
OSTBOostende80.733312:01:52.55+13.74 s12:02:02.84+24.03 s10.29
DOUDourbes97.912412:01:55.72+16.91 s12:02:07.98+29.17 s12.26
MRDMaredsous98.310912:01:55.28+16.47 s––
GESGesves117.710112:01:59.61+20.80 s––
CLAClavier132.19812:02:01.56+22.75 s12:02:17.94+39.13 s16.38
DSLBDessel133.55712:02:01.56+22.75 s––
MOLSMol133.65812:02:01.85+23.04 s––
RCHRochefort134.811012:02:01.99+23.18 s12:02:19.22+40.41 s17.23
LCHLa Chartreuse151.58712:02:04.39+25.58 s––
OPTBOpitter163.86812:02:06.06+27.25 s––
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