TOURNAI (BE)

Quarry blast6 April 2020

Magnitude
2.2ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
13:01:112020-04-06
UTC
11:01:112020-04-06

Main parameters

Date and time2020-04-06 11:01:11 UTC
2020-04-06 13:01:11 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.2
Epicentral coordinates50.662° N, 3.402° E
Uncertainty ± 3.7 km
Event IDROB 9760

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2020-04-06 15:01:55 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
13
Epicentral distance
31.7 – 202.5km
Mean velocity, P wave
6.2km/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: 6 measurements, root-mean-square deviation 0.33 s.

Stations farther than 120 km are left out of the fit: the first waves to reach them have travelled beneath the crust, through the mantle, where they propagate faster.

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)12 stations
LESLessines31.78011:01:18.06+6.13 s––
SKQSteenkerque48.09211:01:20.07+8.14 s11:01:25.99+14.06 s5.92
BRQBracquegnies55.811111:01:21.28+9.35 s––
RQRRonquières58.69611:01:21.67+9.74 s––
TGATangissart79.59411:01:24.94+13.01 s––
DOUDourbes105.812611:01:29.96+18.03 s11:01:43.20+31.27 s13.24
GESGesves123.410411:01:32.63+20.70 s11:01:49.74+37.81 s17.11
CLAClavier137.410111:01:34.80+22.87 s11:01:53.12+41.19 s18.32
RCHRochefort141.511311:01:36.52+24.59 s11:01:53.40+41.47 s16.88
MEMSMembach184.69111:01:42.40+30.47 s11:02:03.63+51.70 s21.23
MEMHMembach184.69111:01:42.40+30.47 s11:02:03.47+51.54 s21.07
KLBKalborn202.510711:01:44.41+32.48 s11:02:07.31+55.38 s22.90
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve179.08511:01:41.19+29.26 s11:02:02.71+50.78 s21.52
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