Earthquake — The Netherlands: Roermond; Germany: Bonn, Heinsberg

Cuándo

13 abr 1992

Tipo

Terremoto

Magnitud

5.2

Ubicación

Netherlands

Coordenadas

51.15° N, 5.80° E

Deaths

1

Injuries

45

Damage musd

100

Intensity mmi

8

Depth km

21

Strongest recorded earthquake in the Netherlands and in Northwestern Europe

The 1992 Roermond earthquake occurred on 13 April, around 3:20 AM with a moment magnitude of 5.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Striking on the Peel Boundary Fault, a normal fault near Roermond, it was the strongest recorded earthquake in the Netherlands and in Northwestern Europe, and caused substantial damage to older buildings in the Netherlands and adjacent countries of Belgium and Germany.

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