An earthquake occurred in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, the Nrk news agency reported on November 29.
An earthquake was reported in western Norway on Wednesday afternoon. The epicenter occurred at sea, about 60 kilometers west of Flore, in Vestland. The vibrations were felt about 200 miles (about 320 kilometers) from the epicenter. According to preliminary data, there are no victims or destruction.
The power of the earthquake on the coast, according to EMSC, an international organization that compiles information on the record of earthquakes around the world, ranged between 3.3 points. According to other sources, the magnitude at the epicenter reached 5.1.
It should be noted that in the last 20 years, about 15 earthquakes of magnitude 3.5 have occurred in this area. So this is not a completely unusual earthquake. It has only been a few months since an earthquake almost as strong hit the area.
Recall that the closest oil and gas field to the epicenter of the earthquake was Norway’s largest oil and gas field, Troll, located to the southwest. Production of seabed oil and gas from this field began in 1996.
Seismologists believe that oil and gas production affects seismic activity. Technogenic activity changes the conditions of the geological environment, affecting the dynamics and direction of natural geological processes.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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