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Earthquake of 2.8 Shakes Northern Groningen - DutchNews.nl

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An earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale struck the north of Groningen in the early hours of Friday, the...

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Gas extraction: Shocks with a magnitude of 2.0 or more do not occur very often. The quake occurred at a depth of 3 kilometers. In the north of Groningen…

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.8 occurred in Groningen early this morning. The epicenter was located near the village of Zandeweer in the municipality of Het Hogeland, according to measurements by the KNMI. According to the weather institute, it concerns an "induced quake," which means that this earthquake was caused by gas extraction. Residents in villages including Uithuizen, Kantens, Rottum, and Middelstum have reported feeling the eart…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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An earthquake with a provisional magnitude of 2.8 has occurred in the north of the Dutch province of Groningen. If that measurement is confirmed, it is the strongest tremor in the region since March.

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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An earthquake occurred early Friday morning in the far north of Groningen. According to preliminary measurements by the KNMI, it had a magnitude of 2.8. This would make it the strongest tremor since March. "First I heard a bang. I thought something fell."

·Rotterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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An earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale occurred near Zandeweer on Friday morning. The tremor was at 05:50. The epicenter was located near the villages of Rottum and Zandeweer, close to Uithuizen.

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ed.nl broke the news on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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