North Sea

Controlled explosion17 October 2019

Magnitude
2.5ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
21:54:412019-10-17
UTC
19:54:412019-10-17

Main parameters

Date and time2019-10-17 19:54:41 UTC
2019-10-17 21:54:41 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.5
Epicentral coordinates51.585° N, 3.063° E
Uncertainty ± 4.3 km
Event IDROB 8770

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2019-10-18 08:04:03 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
6
Epicentral distance
39.6 – 144.0km
  • 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)6 stations
OSTBOostende39.619319:54:47.99+6.98 s––
LESLessines111.515019:54:59.60+18.59 s––
UCCBUccle126.113419:55:02.30+21.29 s––
SKQSteenkerque126.114519:55:02.05+21.04 s––
RQRRonquières136.014319:55:03.76+22.75 s––
BRQBracquegnies144.014819:55:05.51+24.50 s––
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