NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion21 January 2020

Magnitude
2.6ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
10:09:282020-01-21
UTC
09:09:282020-01-21

Main parameters

Date and time2020-01-21 09:09:28 UTC
2020-01-21 10:09:28 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.6
Epicentral coordinates52.377° N, 3.107° E
Uncertainty ± 4.9 km
Event IDROB 9150

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2020-01-21 11:06:55 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
127.2 – 328.8km
  • 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)6 stations
OSTBOostende127.218509:09:49.75+21.59 s09:10:05.42+37.26 s15.67
DSLSDessel185.6133–09:10:20.47+52.31 s–
SKQSteenkerque203.816009:10:00.54+32.38 s09:10:24.34+56.18 s23.80
RQRRonquières211.815809:10:02.13+33.97 s––
CLAClavier266.014409:10:08.34+40.18 s––
KLBKalborn328.813909:10:15.99+47.83 s––
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve265.613109:10:08.38+40.22 s––
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