Friday, February 20, 2015

Week 3 Plate Tectonics & the Netherlands

The Netherlands is located on the Eurasia tectonic plate but is not any where near the boundary that connects the Eurasia plate and the North American plate or the Eurasia and Arabian plates. 
The Netherlands is mostly settled below sea level and has been either covered by the sea or flooded at regular intervals.
Plate Tectonics and How the Netherlands is Affected
From a tectonic plate standpoint, the Netherlands is a fairly quiet area although they have registered some tectonic activity. The latest strong earthquake registered in the Netherlands was the Roermond earthquake back in 1992 that was a 5.4 on the Richter scale, with the epicenter located close to the Limburg city of Roermond.


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2 comments:

  1. AnaGGFebruary 21, 2015 at 1:51 PM

    Hi!
    Nice entry this week (thank you for adding it as a new post-makes my life easier- (:)
    Please add your references and where your information comes from.

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  2. Kayley WilsonFebruary 23, 2015 at 10:22 PM

    Hi Adrian,

    The Netherlands is similar to my country, Great Britain, in that it is located on the Eurasian tectonic plate. I was looking for information on earthquakes in the Netherlands and came across this video about Dutch homeowners complaining that drilling for natural gas was causing earthquakes in their village. Check it out!

    http://www.wsj.com/video/why-earthquakes-are-a-problem-in-the-netherlands/C0CF4CC0-AA6F-461E-80FE-0A63260842D7.html

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