North Sea

Controlled explosion13 May 2019

Magnitude
2.8ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
20:30:502019-05-13
UTC
18:30:502019-05-13

Main parameters

Date and time2019-05-13 18:30:50 UTC
2019-05-13 20:30:50 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.8
Epicentral coordinates52.188° N, 2.416° E
Uncertainty ± 4.2 km
Event IDROB 8150

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2019-05-14 13:29:16 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
21
Epicentral distance
111.7 – 347.4km
  • 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)17 stations
OSTBOostende111.716118:31:08.98+18.87 s18:31:23.20+33.09 s14.22
LESLessines191.914818:31:20.32+30.21 s18:31:44.74+54.63 s24.42
UCCBUccle205.313818:31:23.44+33.33 s18:31:47.31+57.20 s23.87
SKQSteenkerque206.714518:31:22.23+32.12 s18:31:46.04+55.93 s23.81
DSLBDessel211.711918:31:23.73+33.62 s18:31:50.32+60.21 s26.59
MOLTMol214.011918:31:24.47+34.36 s––
RQRRonquières216.414418:31:23.51+33.40 s––
BRQBracquegnies224.514718:31:24.58+34.47 s––
OPTBOpitter252.911718:31:29.59+39.48 s––
MRDMaredsous266.414118:31:29.95+39.84 s––
DOUDourbes278.314618:31:31.30+41.19 s––
CLAClavier281.413318:31:31.47+41.36 s18:32:02.22+72.11 s30.75
MEMSMembach305.612418:31:34.54+44.43 s––
MEMHMembach305.612418:31:34.67+44.56 s18:32:13.41+83.30 s38.74
MRGMont Rigi315.812518:31:35.65+45.54 s––
HOUHouvegnez323.012818:31:36.88+46.77 s––
KLBKalborn347.413018:31:40.60+50.49 s––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)2 stations
CWFCHARNWOOD FOREST260.328518:31:30.93+40.82 s––
HPKHAVERAH PARK334.830818:31:39.84+49.73 s––
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve291.112218:31:33.06+42.95 s––
VITO (Mol)1 station
MOL2AMol214*–18:31:25.56+35.45 s18:31:50.95+60.84 s25.39

* Distance from the catalogue, rounded to the kilometre: the coordinates of the station are missing from it.

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