Earthquakes in Belgium

TOURNAI (BE) - 2020-11-17 12:05:08 - Magnitude 1.8
Last update : 2020-11-20 12:07:29 Belgian time

Main parameters

Date and time 2020-11-17 12:05:08 UTC
2020-11-17 13:05:08 Belgian time
Type Quarry blast
Magnitude ML 1.8
Region TOURNAI (BE)
Epicentral coordinates 50.643° N, 3.521° E Uncertainty ± 3.8 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
SKQ STEENKERQUE 39 12:05:15.24 12:05:21.18 -
RQR RONQUIÈRES 50 12:05:16.75 12:05:24.54 -
BRQ BRACQUEGNIES 47 12:05:17.03 - -
SNF SENEFFE 56 12:05:17.57 12:05:26.68 -
UCCB UCCLE 62 12:05:19.24 12:05:26.30 -
TGA TANGISSART 71 12:05:19.87 - -
OSTB OOSTENDE 78 12:05:21.47 12:05:30.28 -
MRD MAREDSOUS 96 12:05:24.10 - -
DOU DOURBES 98 12:05:24.78 12:05:37.88 -
GES GESVES 115 12:05:27.56 12:05:44.78 -
CLA CLAVIER 128 12:05:30.79 12:05:49.58 -
RCH ROCHEFORT 133 12:05:31.79 12:05:48.33 -
Measurements by the Dutch seismic network of KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute)
Station Epicentral
distance (km)		 P-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) S-Wave arrival (hh:mm:ss.ss) Maximal ground
displacement (nm)
Code Place
HGN HEIMANSGROEVE 170 12:05:36.34 - -

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