Groningen earthquake zone

E242571

induced earthquake zone seismic zone

The Groningen earthquake zone is a region in the Dutch province of Groningen known for frequent induced earthquakes caused by natural gas extraction.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Groningen gas field	2
Groningen earthquake zone canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2192501 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Groningen earthquake zone
Context triple: [Eemsdelta, locatedInRegion, Groningen earthquake zone]

A. Diemen
Diemen is a town and municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, located just southeast of Amsterdam.
B. Krimpenerwaard
Krimpenerwaard is a rural municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland, known for its polder landscapes, dikes, and traditional villages between the rivers Lek and Hollandse IJssel.
C. Wessum
Wessum is a village and district within the town of Ahaus in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
D. Boxmeer
Boxmeer is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant, known historically as a former municipality and now part of the Land van Cuijk region.
E. Zwartewaal
Zwartewaal is a small village in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Groningen earthquake zone
Target entity description: The Groningen earthquake zone is a region in the Dutch province of Groningen known for frequent induced earthquakes caused by natural gas extraction.

A. Diemen
Diemen is a town and municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, located just southeast of Amsterdam.
B. Krimpenerwaard
Krimpenerwaard is a rural municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland, known for its polder landscapes, dikes, and traditional villages between the rivers Lek and Hollandse IJssel.
C. Wessum
Wessum is a village and district within the town of Ahaus in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
D. Boxmeer
Boxmeer is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant, known historically as a former municipality and now part of the Land van Cuijk region.
E. Zwartewaal
Zwartewaal is a small village in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	induced earthquake zone ⓘ seismic zone ⓘ
associatedCompany	ExxonMobil ⓘ linked to: Exxon Shell ⓘ
causeOfEarthquakes	gas field depletion ⓘ natural gas extraction ⓘ
country	Netherlands ⓘ
energyTransitionContext	accelerated Dutch move away from natural gas ⓘ
governedBy	Dutch national government ⓘ linked to: Government of the Netherlands Province of Groningen authorities ⓘ
hasCompensationScheme	earthquake damage compensation for residents ⓘ
hasEarlyEarthquakesReportedSince	early 1990s ⓘ
impact	decrease in property values ⓘ psychological stress for residents ⓘ structural damage to houses ⓘ
includesMunicipality	Appingedam ⓘ Delfzijl ⓘ Eemsdelta ⓘ Loppersum ⓘ Midden-Groningen ⓘ linked to: Midden‑Groningen Slochteren ⓘ
knownFor	damage to buildings ⓘ induced earthquakes ⓘ political debate on gas extraction ⓘ public safety concerns ⓘ
locatedIn	northern Netherlands ⓘ linked to: Northern Netherlands province of Groningen ⓘ linked to: Province of Groningen
locatedNear	city of Groningen ⓘ linked to: Groningen, Netherlands
mainGasField	Groningen gas field ⓘ linked to: Groningen earthquake zone
maximumObservedMagnitude	approximately 3.6 Mw ⓘ
monitoringBy	Dutch national seismic network ⓘ KNMI ⓘ
notableEarthquake	Huizinge earthquake ⓘ
notableEarthquakeYear	2012 ⓘ
operatorHistorically	NAM ⓘ Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij ⓘ
partOf	Groningen gas extraction area ⓘ
policyResponse	phased reduction of gas production ⓘ planned closure of Groningen gas field ⓘ
publicPerception	example of risks of fossil fuel extraction ⓘ
regulator	Staatstoezicht op de Mijnen ⓘ
riskType	ground subsidence ⓘ soil liquefaction risk in some areas ⓘ
scientificStudyField	induced seismicity research ⓘ
seismicActivityFrequency	frequent low to moderate magnitude earthquakes ⓘ
seismicActivityType	induced seismicity ⓘ
subjectOf	Dutch parliamentary inquiries ⓘ court cases on state liability ⓘ
timePeriodOfIntenseActivity	1990s–2020s ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eemsdelta → locatedInRegion → Groningen earthquake zone ⓘ

Province of Groningen → contains → Groningen gas field ⓘ

linked to: Groningen earthquake zone

Groningen earthquake zone → mainGasField → Groningen gas field ⓘ