The earthquake of the century in Northwestern Europe: the Roermond, the Netherlands, earthquake of April 13, 1992

Early Monday morning, at 3:20 a.m. local time on April 13, 1992, fierce ground shaking woke up many people in the Dutch province of Limburg and bordering regions in Germany and Belgium. The shaking was caused by an earthquake of Richter magnitude 5.9, centered near the Dutch city of Roermond (see map, next page).