Groningen Quake Damage Claims Climb to 1,635 as Safety Checks Expand

Authorities link the 3.4 event to years of gas extraction, with the damage agency prioritizing urgent hazards.

Overview

IMG counted 1,635 damage notifications by Monday afternoon, up from about 1,100 late Sunday.
Reports continued to rise on Monday, with 264 new cases added after a morning tally of 1,371.
Of the 1,635 reports, 1,136 came from the defined effect area where ground velocity reached at least 2 millimeters per second.
IMG has logged 52 possible acutely unsafe situations; on Sunday inspectors had visited 24 sites and ordered immediate measures in five cases.
The quake struck near Zeerijp late Thursday into Friday with magnitude 3.4 and was followed by a reported 2.1 aftershock.