Earthquake shakes Netherlands

It is understandable that the Dutch are not used to these kind of natural phenomena and in consequence they got easily scared. However they should know that a 4.5-magnitude earthshock is not a real reason of concern. It happens almost daily across the Earth and today occured another one also in Europe (Romania -4.4 Richter).

Part of the Netherlands was shaken by a 4.5 magnitude earthquake on Thursday evening.

“The tremor took place at 21.04 and everything was shaking for about 5 to 6 seconds”, a resident of Duiven (Gerlderland) said for De Telegraaf.

The slight earthquake was also felt in northern Limburg, Maastricht, Arnhem and Hilversum. A resident of the latter city has announced that his greenhouse has been damaged by vibrations.

According to the first reports the quake registered a 4.5 magnitude on Richter scale and had its epicenter about 40 km south-east of Nijmegen.

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Utrecht police reported that dozens people made phone calls to the emergency services. Police Twente tweeted that the epicenter of the earthquake might have been in the south of the country. Authorities in Gelderland Noord-Oost tweeted also reports over concerned citizens. No serious damages from earthquake were reported.

KNMI could not confirm initially the tremor (report still pending).
Dutch KNMI statement: The epicenter of the quake was 40 km southeast of Nijmegen close to Xanten, Germany, said a spokesman for the KNMI. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 km, which according to KNMI seismologists is not deep. It is still unclear what the exact cause of the earthquake was, but it seems to have had a natural cause. “The quake did not occur within the familiar fault lines,” the spokesman said.

However the U.S. Geological Survey USGS reported a 4.2 magnitude for the Dutch earthquake. The epicenter was located in Groesbeek, at a depth of 14 km.
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program: – official record
MAG: 4.2 Date/Time: 2011/09/08 21:02:48 (local) LAT: 51.779 LON: 5.960 DEPTH: 14.3km The Netherlands