Historical seismicity of the lower Rhine and Meuse valleys from 600 to 1525: a new critical review

Abstract

The historical seismicity of eastern Belgium, Netherlands Limburg and the northern Rhineland should be entirely revised. Going back to sources contemporaneous with the events, we have been able on the one hand to eliminate the false data appearing in traditional catalogues, and on the other hand to elaborate a new critical catalogue of 22 earthquakes which occurred in this area for the period from the earliest known records up to 1525. Special attention has been paid to the large shocks of June 11, 1395 and August 23, 1504.