Military Applications Division - Earth and Environmental Science (CEA), reported a earthquake magnitude 3.5 in the Neatherlands.
Weak mag. 3.5 earthquake - 20 km north of Groningen, Netherlands, on Saturday, Oct 8, 2022 at 4:17 am (02:17:17 UTC) Epicenter: 53.39°N / 6.46°E (Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands) Military Applications Division
Estimated energy 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT)
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pieterburen (pop. 300) located 1 km from the epicenter, Bedum (pop. 7,800) 14 km away, and Groningen (pop. 181,200) 20 km away. In Appingedam (pop. 12,400, 28 km away), Delfzijl (pop. 28,600, 31 km away), Hoogezand (pop. 21,500, 32 km away), Drachten (pop. 44,500, 39 km away), Veendam (pop. 28,200, 42 km away), and Winschoten (pop. 18,500, 47 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
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Weak mag. 3.5 earthquake - 20 km north of Groningen, Netherlands, on Saturday, Oct 8, 2022 at 4:17 am (02:17:17 UTC) Epicenter: 53.39°N / 6.46°E (Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands) Military Applications Division
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
3.2 | 26 km | Near Meppen, Niedersachsen, Germany | EMSC |
3.5 | 10 km | 33 Km N De Groningen (Netherlands) | CEA-DASE |
3.2 | 26 km | The Netherlands | RaspberryShake |
3.2 | 0 km | Netherlands: CENTRAL NORTH SEA (CENTRAL GRABEN) | NORSAR |
Estimated energy 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT)
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pieterburen (pop. 300) located 1 km from the epicenter, Bedum (pop. 7,800) 14 km away, and Groningen (pop. 181,200) 20 km away. In Appingedam (pop. 12,400, 28 km away), Delfzijl (pop. 28,600, 31 km away), Hoogezand (pop. 21,500, 32 km away), Drachten (pop. 44,500, 39 km away), Veendam (pop. 28,200, 42 km away), and Winschoten (pop. 18,500, 47 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
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