Earth remains restless in Wirdum. Third earthquake in five days

The In Wirdum was again a minor earthquake on Wednesday morning. The quake measured 1.1 on the Richter scale.

The earthquake was at 9:16 am. It concerned an induced earthquake – that is, caused by gas extraction – at a depth of 3 kilometers.

Wirdum was also hit by two earthquakes on Saturday. The heaviest had a power of 2.2 on the Richter scale.

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