{"id":2810,"date":"2012-08-16T23:22:30","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T21:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=2810"},"modified":"2012-08-17T00:07:24","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T22:07:24","slug":"magnitude-4-1-earthquake-in-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=2810","title":{"rendered":"Magnitude 3.7 earthquake in Netherlands [Updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At 20:30 UTC on 16. August 2012 there was an magnitude 3.7 earthquake in Netherlands according to EMSC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emsc-csem.org\/Earthquake\/earthquake.php?id=281972\" target=\"_blank\">web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/120816.203000.bovz_.psn_1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/120816.203000.bovz_.psn_1.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"120816.203000.bovz.psn\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/120816.203000.bovz_.psn_1.gif 800w, https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/120816.203000.bovz_.psn_1-300x225.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe earthquake in Netherlands at 20:30 UTC (22:30 local time). This earthquake was mostly felt in the area where it did happen. <em>This picture is released under Creative Commons licence. Please see CC page for more details.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/281972.regional.16.08.2012.20.30.utc_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/281972.regional.16.08.2012.20.30.utc_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"281972.regional.16.08.2012.20.30.utc\" width=\"913\" height=\"859\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/281972.regional.16.08.2012.20.30.utc_1.jpg 913w, https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/281972.regional.16.08.2012.20.30.utc_1-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRegional view of the area where the earthquake did happen. <em>Copyright of this image belongs to EMSC.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/281972.local_.16.08.2012.20.30.utc_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/281972.local_.16.08.2012.20.30.utc_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"281972.local.16.08.2012.20.30.utc\" width=\"681\" height=\"668\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/281972.local_.16.08.2012.20.30.utc_1.jpg 681w, https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/281972.local_.16.08.2012.20.30.utc_1-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLocal view of the area where the earthquake did happen. <em>Copyright of this image belongs to EMSC.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Some have already been speculating this earthquake might be due to gas extraction in this area. That might be. But there is also an chance that might have just been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ga.gov.au\/hazards\/earthquakes\/earthquake-basics\/where.html\" target=\"_blank\">intraplate earthquake<\/a> that sometimes happens. There might be other factors at work here that I do not know about. But I am not well into local geology of this area at current time.<\/p>\n<p>It is hard to know if any aftershocks are going to take place. But I find them unlikely at current moment. But that might change without warning.<\/p>\n<p><em>Blog post has been updated. The earthquake size and location has been revised.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 20:30 UTC on 16. August 2012 there was an magnitude 3.7 earthquake in Netherlands according to EMSC web site. The earthquake in Netherlands at 20:30 UTC (22:30 local time). This earthquake was mostly felt in the area where it did happen. This picture is released under Creative Commons licence. 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