NORTH SEA

Controlled explosion23 April 2020

Magnitude
2.6ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
19:53:082020-04-23
UTC
17:53:082020-04-23

Main parameters

Date and time2020-04-23 17:53:08 UTC
2020-04-23 19:53:08 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 2.6
Epicentral coordinates52.801° N, 4.457° E
Uncertainty ± 4.3 km
Event IDROB 9875

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2020-05-05 08:14:44 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
179.5 – 389.0km
  • 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)11 stations
DSLBDessel179.516617:53:38.43+29.75 s––
OSTBOostende202.821217:53:41.82+33.14 s17:54:05.12+56.44 s23.30
UCCBUccle223.118217:53:44.25+35.57 s17:54:09.27+60.59 s25.02
LESLessines236.419117:53:45.42+36.74 s17:54:12.83+64.15 s27.41
MEMHMembach266.515617:53:48.76+40.08 s––
CLAClavier271.416717:53:50.21+41.53 s––
MRGMont Rigi278.315617:53:50.38+41.70 s––
MRDMaredsous278.917517:53:51.38+42.70 s––
RCHRochefort299.216917:53:53.29+44.61 s––
DOUDourbes301.317817:53:53.49+44.81 s––
KLBKalborn321.715817:53:56.22+47.54 s––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)1 station
CWFCHARNWOOD FOREST389.027117:54:04.03+55.35 s––
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve248.515517:53:46.51+37.83 s17:54:14.16+65.48 s27.65
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