MARCHE-EN-FAMENNE (BE)

Quarry blast13 March 2020

Magnitude
1.5ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
12:58:232020-03-13
UTC
11:58:232020-03-13

Main parameters

Date and time2020-03-13 11:58:23 UTC
2020-03-13 12:58:23 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 1.5
Epicentral coordinates50.187° N, 5.246° E
Uncertainty ± 0.7 km
Event IDROB 9475

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2020-03-13 13:08:14 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
11
Epicentral distance
3.8 – 97.5km
Mean velocity, P wave
5.9km/s
Mean velocity, S wave
3.4km/s
  • P wave
  • S wave
  • Curve fitted to the measurements
Notes and method

Curves: travel time of a direct wave in a homogeneous medium. The velocity of each wave and an origin-time shift, common to both, are fitted to the measurements by least squares. Depth not determined: hypocenter placed at the surface for the calculation. P wave: 11 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.22 s. S wave: 7 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.29 s.

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)10 stations
RCHRochefort3.820111:58:24.02+0.60 s11:58:24.77+1.35 s0.75
GESGesves24.833311:58:28.07+4.65 s11:58:31.12+7.70 s3.05
CLAClavier26.1911:58:28.26+4.84 s11:58:31.96+8.54 s3.70
MRDMaredsous36.429111:58:29.85+6.43 s11:58:34.31+10.89 s4.46
DOUDourbes47.625811:58:31.71+8.29 s11:58:38.12+14.70 s6.41
KLBKalborn62.49911:58:34.17+10.75 s11:58:42.02+18.60 s7.85
MRGMont Rigi69.25811:58:35.10+11.68 s11:58:43.76+20.34 s8.66
MEMHMembach71.84911:58:36.18+12.76 s––
VIAVianden74.011211:58:36.64+13.22 s––
SKQSteenkerque97.530211:58:40.41+16.99 s––
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve80.63711:58:37.51+14.09 s––
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