Twin earthquakes wake up Düsseldorf
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Published: 14 Jan, 2015 CET.
Updated: Wed 14 Jan 2015 09:50 CET
People in Düsseldorf were rudely awakened as two minor earthquakes rocked the area early Wednesday morning, the local geological authority confirmed.
At 5:53am people in the surrounding area woke to loud noises and shaking. Twenty minutes later, a weaker aftershock hit.
The Earthquake station in Bensberg in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) confirmed that a 1.9 magnitude earthquake was followed by a 1.6 magnitude on the Richter scale earthquake.
"The strength of the earthquake is just over the threshold for people to notice the movement. We do not expect that it damaged any buildings," the press statement by the Geological Service NRW read.
Many residents reported on social media hearing a loud bang and others noticed the movement.
WOW! War das gerade ein #Erdbeben in #Düsseldorf?
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At 5:53am people in the surrounding area woke to loud noises and shaking. Twenty minutes later, a weaker aftershock hit.
The Earthquake station in Bensberg in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) confirmed that a 1.9 magnitude earthquake was followed by a 1.6 magnitude on the Richter scale earthquake.
"The strength of the earthquake is just over the threshold for people to notice the movement. We do not expect that it damaged any buildings," the press statement by the Geological Service NRW read.
Many residents reported on social media hearing a loud bang and others noticed the movement.
WOW! War das gerade ein #Erdbeben in #Düsseldorf?
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