Induced earthquakes by place: most Garrelsweer (89 earthquakes), then Appingedam and Loppersum

Induced earthquakes by place, 1986–2026, in earthquakes. Total: 2,004; the largest 12 of 187 categories are shown. Garrelsweer is 4% of the total. Place = the place name KNMI gives the earthquake (nearest village). All magnitudes, whole catalogue.

Source: KNMI, aardbevingscatalogus (FDSN Event-dienst) · opgehaald 25 oktober 2026 · selection: EventType: induced or triggered event; zonder plaatsen in België en DuitslandOpen the table Single block

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Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut

KNMI's earthquake catalogue as an open service: time, place, depth, magnitude and type of every event, plus stations, waveforms and ShakeMaps (ground motion per earthquake). On 16 October 2026 the box around the Netherlands held 4,551 events since 1911, of which 3,493 induced (by gas extraction or mining). In the Netherlands itself that is 2,003 induced earthquakes since 1986; the strongest was Huizinge on 16 August 2012 (magnitude 3.6).

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Induced earthquakes by place: most Garrelsweer (89 earthquakes), then Appingedam and Loppersum

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