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Wednesday, 23 October 2013 - 01:46
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Possible earthquake in Castricum

Castricum and surrounding area reported a sudden bang and vibrating windows, Tuesday. It could be an earthquake, reported RTV NH in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.The police received similar reports from the neighboring villages Limmen and Egmond-Binnen. The Safety region of North Holland reports that vibrations were observed, but the cause was yet unknown. There were no reports of damage or injuries. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"26230","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-medium wp-image-5674","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"300","height":"198","alt":"cracked wall"}}]] cracked wall
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Flickr Earth tremors are not uncommon in the region around Alkmaar. In the nineties of the last century and around the turn of the century several earthquakes occurred around Alkmaar and the neighboring Bergen, which were associated with the drilling of natural gas in the area.

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