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Wednesday, 5 November 2014 - 13:49

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New Groningen earthquake damage claims rolling in

The Nedrlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) in Assem has already received 40 claims from people whose homes were damaged by the earthquake in Groninnen. According to the spokesperson, these reports are mostly about cracks in walls and damage to plaster. The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) received 70 messages from people who felt the earthquake. The earthquake measured 2.9 on the Richter scale, slightly stronger than the 2.6 reported this morning.

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