NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion23 April 2020

Magnitude
2.5ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
08:17:372020-04-23
UTC
06:17:372020-04-23

Main parameters

Date and time2020-04-23 06:17:37 UTC
2020-04-23 08:17:37 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.5
Epicentral coordinates52.398° N, 3.208° E
Uncertainty ± 5.2 km
Event IDROB 9870

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2020-04-23 17:48:19 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
10
Epicentral distance
130.4 – 326.2km
  • 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)9 stations
OSTBOostende130.418806:18:00.42+22.83 s06:18:14.62+37.03 s14.20
SKQSteenkerque203.816206:18:09.70+32.11 s––
RQRRonquières211.616006:18:11.85+34.26 s––
MRDMaredsous257.315406:18:17.23+39.64 s––
GESGesves259.414906:18:16.53+38.94 s––
CLAClavier264.114606:18:17.90+40.31 s––
MRGMont Rigi289.513506:18:20.88+43.29 s06:18:53.28+75.69 s32.40
HOUHouvegnez299.413806:18:21.66+44.07 s––
KLBKalborn326.214006:18:25.47+47.88 s––
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve262.113306:18:17.03+39.44 s––
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