North Sea

Controlled explosion16 October 2019

Magnitude
2.7ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
23:26:212019-10-16
UTC
21:26:212019-10-16

Main parameters

Date and time2019-10-16 21:26:21 UTC
2019-10-16 23:26:21 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.7
Epicentral coordinates51.929° N, 2.896° E
Uncertainty ± 5.0 km
Event IDROB 8760

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2019-10-17 11:39:06 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
3
Epicentral distance
76.9 – 164.6km
  • 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)3 stations
OSTBOostende76.917821:26:35.75+13.97 s––
LESLessines150.715421:26:47.39+25.61 s––
SKQSteenkerque164.614921:26:49.27+27.49 s––
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