Earthquakes in the Groningen Gas Field with Magnitude and PGA/PGV Parameters

Earthquake data from the KNMI catalogue categorised by year and magnitude for the Groningen gas field. The dataset includes incident parameters like maximum PGA and PGV values and trend parameters such as earthquake density, compiled by the Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties. New quakes are assigned automatically, with manual analysis potentially reattributing them to other sources.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in earthquake frequency based on yearly categorisation.
• Model ground motion hazards based on maximum PGA and PGV values.
• Assess seismic risk for infrastructure based on earthquake density trends.
• Study the correlation between gas field operations and seismic activity based on location attribution.

Strengths

• Includes multiple parameter types: event counts, incident parameters (PGA/PGV), and trend parameters.
• Data is sourced from the authoritative KNMI earthquake catalogue.
• Released under the permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Row count and last update date are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Automatic location-based assignment may be revised after manual analysis, affecting list stability.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties, using KNMI catalogue data.

Collection Method

Processed by KNMI's RRSM system, with trend parameters computed following SodM definitions.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Groningen gas field, Netherlands.