Groningen Quake Damage Reports Top 1,000 as Late-Sunday Tally Nears 1,100
The Zeerijp jolt is linked to years of gas extraction in the region.
Overview
- IMG logged 1,077 damage reports by 16:00 Sunday, with a later regional update citing roughly 1,100 by late afternoon.
- Officials recorded 32 reports of an acutely unsafe situation, and five cases required temporary measures in the latest update.
- An earlier count listed 31 unsafe-situation reports with four interventions, reflecting evolving tallies as assessments continue.
- Of the 1,077 standard reports, 733 originated within the defined effect zone where shaking reached 2 millimeters per second.
- The Friday earthquake measured magnitude 3.4 near Zeerijp, among the strongest in Groningen, and was followed by a 2.1 aftershock.