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The 3.4 magnitude earthquake in Groningen is linked to decades of gas extraction that caused over 1,600 quakes and damaged 85,000 buildings, officials said.
- Early on Friday morning, an earthquake centred near Zeerijp struck parts of Groningen at 1.16am with a Richter scale magnitude 3.4, one of the strongest tremors recorded in the province.
- The Slochteren gas field's legacy includes over 1,600 earthquakes and damage to 85,000 buildings, with the Dutch state earning €360 billion and Shell and ExxonMobil splitting €6 billion, the 2023 parliamentary commission found.
- Local monitoring reported hundreds of alerts as the tremor was felt from the German border to the Drenthe border, with Jasper Jacobs jolted awake by `an incredibly loud bang` and an aftershock measuring 2 at 6.30am.
- Compensation remains unresolved for thousands of people and businesses awaiting compensation for property and mental-health damage, while the 2023 parliamentary commission found locals in Groningen were systematically ignored.
- The 2012 Huizinge quake and a 2019 quake measuring 3.4 highlight recurring tremors, while a parliamentary commission found residents' interests were systematically ignored amid Dutch state earnings of €360 billion.
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The magnitude of 3,4 in Groningen Province, one of the most powerful recorded in the north of the Netherlands, due to natural gas extraction, stopped last year after the population was traumatized. Paube, signaled but not victims. Article of the magnitude 3.4 in the Netherlands because of natural gas extraction: “The third most powerful in the history of the region” appeared for the first time in Romania TV.
Even if the Groningen gas deposit was closed in 2024, the earthquakes are likely to continue for years, just like the one that happened this Friday.
The Dutch province of Groningen tormented by earthquakes. The land returned to tremble for the umpteenth time, with a shock of magnitude 3.4 in the area of Zeerijp, in...
Groningen Shaken by Strongest Earthquake in Years as Gas Production Legacy Lingers | Science-Environment
A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck Groningen, Netherlands, the strongest in years since the cessation of gas production. No injuries were reported, and damage compensation continues. The Dutch government reaffirms its commitment to support Groningen and strengthen measures to mitigate seismic risks that remain from decades of resource extraction.
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