earthquakes in The Netherlands?
I was asked whether we experience earthquakes in The Netherlands.
The answer is: YES.
But we're not in a ring of fire or an area where the bottom is moving because of the shift of continents.
Our earthquakes are relatively small.
In the south of our country, Limburg, coals where mined for generations.
Once in a while part of an old coalmine collapses and it causes some shaking.
There are some breaks in the earthcrust which cause some movement too.
I've witnessed the worst with a magnitude of 5,8.
It was during a night that the earth moved.
It was like a huge truck was driving into our back yard.
Then everything started shaking and my meds fell from the shelves.
First I woke up my husband and he told I was nuts.
Then I switched on the radio.
The studio is situated far more north, and the quake even reached them.
They called: "What's that? What's that?"
Then my husband finally believed me.
In the north of the country quakes are induced because gas is taken out of the ground.
The quakes are minor too.
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