There was a major earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4 that hit Groningen this morning. Its epicenter was at a village called Westerwijtwerd, in the municipality of Loppersum, reports NOS.
According to seismologist Läslo Evers of KNMI, this earthquake is in the top 3 of the worst earthquakes to hit Groningen. The most powerful one happened back in 2012 in the province of Huizinge, and had a magnitude of 3.6.
Recente aardbeving in Nederland: op 2019-05-22 om 03:49:00 UTC (05:49:00 NL) vond in #Westerwijtwerd een #aardbeving plaats met een magnitude van 3.4 (automatisch). https://t.co/pS0ZlGVl3J pic.twitter.com/QHkSQGtLO7
— KNMI (@KNMI) May 22, 2019
The State Supervision of Mines (SSM) will be collecting data to determine the extent of the damage caused by the earthquake. This is also done so that more measures can be undertaken so that it reduces the risk of more earthquakes from happenings.
Although its magnitude is high, emergency services have no yet been deployed in the region.
Ook goedemorgen…. #aardbeving 5:49 uur Reitdiepwijk Groningen stad. Krakend kozijn met doffe dreun gevolgd door schudden in bed. Duurde 3-5 seconden.
— Erik (@ErikHollanderNL) May 22, 2019
Dit was wel echt een #aardbeving in Groningen, adrenaline en hele huis wakker
— Mark ? (@voidzorro) May 22, 2019
Do you live in Groningen? Did you feel the tremors? We hope you and your loved ones are safe!
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