NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion23 August 2019

Magnitude
2.2ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
17:52:112019-08-23
UTC
15:52:112019-08-23

Main parameters

Date and time2019-08-23 15:52:11 UTC
2019-08-23 17:52:11 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.2
Epicentral coordinates51.728° N, 2.896° E
Uncertainty ± 8.1 km
Event IDROB 8570

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2019-08-26 08:01:49 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
7
Epicentral distance
54.6 – 222.8km
  • 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)7 stations
OSTBOostende54.617715:52:20.54+8.98 s––
UCCBUccle145.513515:52:35.87+24.31 s––
SKQSteenkerque145.814515:52:35.69+24.13 s––
BRQBracquegnies163.714715:52:38.65+27.09 s––
MRDMaredsous206.014015:52:44.96+33.40 s––
DOUDourbes217.414615:52:46.57+35.01 s––
CLAClavier222.813015:52:45.38+33.82 s––
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