NORTH SEA (BE) - 2017-09-05 15:52:25 - Magnitude 1.6
Last update : 2017-09-06 09:27:51 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2017-09-05 15:52:25 UTC
2017-09-05 17:52:25 Belgian time
Type Controlled explosion
Magnitude ML 1.6
Region NORTH SEA (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 51.336° N, 3.046° E Uncertainty ± 3.9 km
Depth of hypocenter 7.9 ± 5.1 km

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)

Location map

Quake measurements

Measurements by the Belgian seismic network
Station Epicentral
distance (km)
P-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) S-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) Maximal ground
displacement (nm)
Code Place
ZEV ZEVEKOTE 24 15:52:29.14 15:52:33.75 -
LES LESSINES 89 15:52:40.78 15:52:51.23 -
SKQ STEENKERQUE 105 15:52:43.49 15:52:55.75 -
BOU BOUGNIES 123 15:52:44.77 - -
RQR RONQUIÈRES 116 15:52:45.27 - -
BRQ BRACQUEGNIES 122 15:52:46.52 - -
DSLB DESSEL 141 15:52:48.96 15:53:06.25 -
DOU DOURBES 176 15:52:53.93 15:53:16.80 -
GES GESVES 178 15:52:54.38 15:53:15.61 -
CLA CLAVIER 188 15:52:56.39 15:53:17.56 4.8
MEMH MEMBACH 223 15:52:59.84 - -
KLB KALBORN 256 15:53:04.12 - -

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