Gas-Rich Groningen Province in Netherlands Hit by New Earthquake
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The Dutch province of Groningen, which sits on the Slochteren gas deposit, was hit by another earthquake as pressure grows on Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp. to cut output amid forecasts of heavier temblors.
A quake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale struck the area at about 6:30 a.m. local time, following two quakes on Feb. 7 and yesterday, the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, or KNMI, said in a statement on its website. The village of ’t Zand, about 200 kilometers (124 miles) northeast of Amsterdam, was at the epicenter of the latest earthquake, KNMI said.