This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
Type Earthquake
Magnitude 2.4 MLv
Local datetime 1996/08/15 02:05
Universal datetime 1996/08/15 01:05
Latitude 51.00 ° ± 9 km
Longitude -0.19 ° ± 75 km
Depth 5 km (operator assigned) ± 0.0 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
London  56 7.421209e+06
Reading  76 244070
Portsmouth  66 194150
Luton  99 193669
Bournemouth  124 163600
Southend-on-Sea  88 163377
Oxford  113 154566
Brighton  19 139001
Boulogne-sur-Mer  130 40874
Dover  105 28156
Outreau  130 13422
Saint-Martin-Boulogne  133 11204
Le Portel  128 9240
Wimereux  129 6575
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont  132 5076

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status final
RMS 1.5
Azimuthal gap
Number of stations used 10
Number of phases used 8

Webservices

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QuakeML GeoJSON Text

Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
RD FLN Pn 01:05:39.40 -0.03 185 2.24 Manual
RD FLN Pg 01:05:46.50 1.15 185 2.24 Manual
RD FLN Sn 01:06:06.20 -2.97 185 2.24 Manual
RD FLN Sg 01:06:18.0 1.57 185 2.24 Manual
RD LDF Pn 01:05:41.80 0.18 179 2.4 Manual
RD LDF Pg 01:05:50.0 1.61 179 2.4 Manual
RD LDF Sn 01:06:10.30 -2.97 179 2.4 Manual
RD LDF Sg 01:06:22.90 1.2 179 2.4 Manual