SID - Earthquake of 12th July 2004

Mine induced seismic event of 12^th July 2004

Date and time:	12.07.2004, 06:05:00 CEST
Type:	mine induced seismic event
Magnitude:	2.9
Region:	Czech Republic, Ostrava region, Doubrava Mine
Coordinates:	49.800° N, 18.500° E
Distance from NPP Temelin:	310 km
Distance from NPP Dukovany:	190 km

Additional info:
The mine induced seismic event caused the death of one miner and was felt by people in Ostrava with intensity II on the EMS-98 macroseismic scale. If you felt it too you can report your experience here.
It presented no threat to any of the Czech NPPs.

Seismogram of the seismic event from a station of the IPE local seismological network monitoring NPP Temelín. Time in the seismograms is in UTC (CEST - 2 hours). Vertical axis shows ground velocity in mm/s.