Earthquake hazard for Roermond, the Netherlands

  • Th. de Crook Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute ( KNMI), Section of Seismology, P.O. Box 201, 3730 AE De Bilt, the Netherlands
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70712/njg.v73.12494
Keywords: frequency-intensity relation, frequency- magnitude relation, mean return periods, Roer Valley Graben

Abstract

The frequency-intensity and the frequency-magnitude relations are calculated from the observed tectonic earthquakes in the Netherlands. The obtained mean return periods for an intensity VII and a magnitude 5.8-5.9, like the 1992 Roermond earthquake, are estimated to be 132 years and 1000 years or more respectively. The influence of the recent Roermond earthquake on the existing seismic hazard intensity maps for the Netherlands is negligible. The earthquake hazard for the town of Roermond is evaluated

Published
1994-01-01
How to Cite
Th. de Crook. (1994). Earthquake hazard for Roermond, the Netherlands. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 73, 425-429. https://doi.org/10.70712/njg.v73.12494
Issue
Volume 73 - 1994
Section
Regular paper
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