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The earthquake was felt 30 kilometers away.
Under Bassum, the earth in Germany shook for 20 seconds.
Possibly because of natural gas production in the region.
Bassum – The ground is shaking in Lower Saxony.
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake shook the town of Bassum (population 16,658) in the Diepholz district on Monday afternoon.
The earthquake was felt widely, including in parts of Bremen and the Verden district.
Magnitude 3.6 earthquake in Lower Saxony: 20 seconds and a loud bang
Witnesses describe the tremors as lasting, lasting up to 20 seconds, and accompanied by a loud, bang-like noise.
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake shakes Bassum.
The quake was even felt in Bremen.
(Symbolic image) © Imago/Screenshot
The cause of the earthquake is attributed to natural gas production in Bassum.
When asked by
kreiszeitung.de
from
IPPEN.MEDIA,
the State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology (LBEG) confirmed that a “connection with local natural gas production is likely”.
An earthquake has already been recorded in previous years, which may have been caused by natural gas production.
“One of the strongest earthquakes in Lower Saxony in the last ten years”: Natural gas production was the cause?
A spokesman for the LBEG reported that it was “one of the strongest earthquakes in Lower Saxony in the last ten years”.
The quake center was about 3 kilometers south of Syke.
Minor damage was reported, but no injuries were reported.
Earthquakes triggered by natural gas production result from changes in stress within the earth's crust.
Gas extraction creates cavities in the rock, which are normally gradually closed by the pressure of the overlying rock.
However, sometimes this process occurs suddenly, resulting in earthquakes.
The previous significant earthquake occurred shortly before Christmas in Harpstedt (Oldenburg district).
With a magnitude of 2.4, the buildings on site would have shaken slightly.
In this case too, natural gas production in the region was assumed to be a possible cause.
A loud bang was also reported.
Compared to earthquakes in Italy, which often exceed a magnitude of 5, the German quakes with magnitudes of around 2.8 to 3.6 are quite light.
However, damage can still occur.
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